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About Shafipur Village

Shafipur is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,145, made up of 607 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shafipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shafipur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143113
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 1,145
Male Population 607
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shafipur compares

By the 2011 count Shafipur is the 86th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 910.

Getting to Shafipur

Shafipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shafipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shafipur from other places

Shafipur lies about 15 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Dukhnawaran, about 4.6 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 Shafipur
Nearest railway station Dukhnawaran 4.6 km
Nearest town Tarn Taran 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 15 km
District headquarters Amritsar 15 km

Villages closest to Shafipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Shafipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shafipur village had a population of 1,145. That makes it the 86th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Shafipur village has 607 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shafipur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Shafipur is 143113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shafipur covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shafipur falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shafipur is Dukhnawaran, about 4.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shafipur.

Shafipur is about 15 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shafipur is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Dukhnawaran is about 4.6 km away. Tarn Taran is about 6.7 km away. Amritsar I 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 Bundala (3.6 km), Village Mule Chak (3.6 km) and Nawan Pind (5.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shafipur today is likely to be higher.

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