About Shahura Village

Shahura is a large village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,573, made up of 1,357 males and 1,216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahura village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Ajnala
Pincode	140309
Area (hectares)	801 hectares
Population	2,573
Male Population	1,357
Female Population	1,216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahura compares

By the 2011 count Shahura is the 31st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 801 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Shahura

Shahura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahura from other places

Shahura lies about 26 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Attari, about 5.6 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 Shahura
Nearest railway station	Attari	5.6 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ajnala	27 km

Villages closest to Shahura

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

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Common questions about Shahura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahura village had a population of 2,573. That makes it the 31st largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Shahura village has 1,357 males and 1,216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahura has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Shahura is 140309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahura covers 801 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahura falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahura is Attari, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shahura.

Shahura is about 26 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahura is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Attari is about 5.6 km away. Amritsar is about 26 km away. Ajnala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.