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About Shahapur Village

Shahapur is a mid sized village in Dhamangaon Railway tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 292 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 560.01 hectares hectares.

Shahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Dhamangaon Railway
Area (hectares) 560.01 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 292
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shahapur compares

By the 2011 count Shahapur is the 65th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 560.01 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Shahapur

Shahapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shahapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 16 km from Dhamangaon Railway, and the nearest railway station is Amravati, about 16 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
Nearest railway station Amravati 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhamangaon Railway 16 km

Villages closest to Shahapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamangaon Railway 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 566. That makes it the 65th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Shahapur village has 292 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahapur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Shahapur covers 560.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahapur falls under Dhamangaon Railway tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shahapur is Amravati, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shahapur.

Shahapur is about 16 km from Dhamangaon Railway in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahapur is in Dhamangaon Railway tehsil of Amravati district. Amravati is about 16 km away. Dhamangaon Railway is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalka Patache (under 2 km), Pimpalkhuta (7.4 km) and Wadgaon Bajdi (7.7 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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