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About Shahapur Village

Shahapur is a small village in Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 258 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.93 hectares hectares.

Shahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Nandgaon Khandeshwar
Area (hectares) 276.93 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 258
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 276.93 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 941.

Getting to Shahapur

Shahapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahapur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 29 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Malkhed, about 14 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 Nandgaon Khandeshwar 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Malkhed 14 km
Nearest town Ner 23 km
District headquarters Amravati 29 km

Villages closest to Shahapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nandgaon Khandeshwar 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 499. That makes it the 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Shahapur village has 258 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahapur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Shahapur covers 276.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahapur falls under Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shahapur is Malkhed, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shahapur.

Shahapur is about 29 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 Nandgaon Khandeshwar tehsil of Amravati district. Nandgaon Khandeshwar is about 3.6 km away. Malkhed is about 14 km away. Ner is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahapur Khekadi (under 2 km), Yenas (under 2 km) and Kanas (2.0 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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