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About Shahapur Village

Shahapur is a small village in Seloo tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 8 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.99 hectares hectares.

Shahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Seloo
Area (hectares) 68.99 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 8
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
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 103rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 928 residents. Its 68.99 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

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 15 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Seloo Road, about 3.8 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 Seloo Road 3.8 km
Nearest town Pipri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Seloo 15 km
District headquarters Wardha 15 km

Villages closest to Shahapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Seloo 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 17. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 928 residents.

Shahapur village has 8 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahapur has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Shahapur covers 68.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahapur falls under Seloo tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shahapur is Seloo Road, about 3.8 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 15 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahapur is in Seloo tehsil of Wardha district. Seloo Road is about 3.8 km away. Pipri is about 14 km away. Seloo is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotamba (1.5 km), Dhanoli (1.9 km) and Sukali (2.1 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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