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About Shahapur Village

Shahapur is a small village in Ardhapur tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 212 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares.

Shahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Ardhapur
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 212
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 39th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,098 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

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 16 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Pathrad, about 9.6 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 Ardhapur 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Pathrad 9.6 km
District headquarters Nanded 16 km

Villages closest to Shahapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ardhapur 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 393. That makes it the 39th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,098 residents.

Shahapur village has 212 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahapur has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Shahapur covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahapur falls under Ardhapur tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shahapur is Pathrad, about 9.6 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 16 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahapur is in Ardhapur tehsil of Nanded district. Ardhapur is about 4.3 km away. Pathrad is about 9.6 km away. Nanded 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 Loni Kh (under 2 km), Loni Bk (under 2 km) and Belsar (under 2 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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