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About Shahapur Village

Shahapur is a small village in Chikhaldara tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 323, made up of 183 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 765 females per 1000 males. The village covers 519 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 444807, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Chikhaldara
Pincode 444807
Area (hectares) 519 hectares
Population 323
Male Population 183
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 765
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahapur compares

By the 2011 count Shahapur is the 127th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 718 residents. Its 519 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Shahapur

Shahapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahapur from other places

Shahapur lies about 68 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Nowbagh, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shahapur
Tehsil headquarters Chikhaldara 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Nowbagh 24 km
Nearest town Achalpur 25 km
District headquarters Amravati 68 km

Villages closest to Shahapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chikhaldara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shahapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahapur village had a population of 323. That makes it the 127th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 718 residents.

Shahapur village has 183 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahapur has about 765 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Shahapur is 444807. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahapur covers 519 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahapur falls under Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shahapur is Nowbagh, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shahapur.

Shahapur is about 68 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahapur is in Chikhaldara tehsil of Amravati district. Chikhaldara is about 2.3 km away. Nowbagh is about 24 km away. Achalpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aladoh (under 2 km), Lawada (1.6 km) and Khatkali (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shahapur today is likely to be higher.

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