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About Shahpur Khurd Village

Shahpur Khurd is a small village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 162 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Baba Bakala
Pincode 143116
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 162
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahpur Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur Khurd is the 142nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 923.

Getting to Shahpur Khurd

Shahpur Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahpur Khurd 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 Shahpur Khurd from other places

Shahpur Khurd lies about 35 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Baba Bakala Raiya, about under 2 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 Shahpur Khurd
Nearest railway station Baba Bakala Raiya under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baba Bakala 3.0 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 20 km
District headquarters Amritsar 35 km

Villages closest to Shahpur Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baba Bakala 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 Shahpur Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur Khurd village had a population of 306. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Shahpur Khurd village has 162 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur Khurd has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur Khurd is 143116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur Khurd covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur Khurd falls under Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur Khurd is Baba Bakala Raiya, about under 2 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 Shahpur Khurd.

Shahpur Khurd is about 35 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur Khurd is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Baba Bakala Raiya is about under 2 km away. Baba Bakala is about 3.0 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mehsampur Khurd (under 2 km), Uchoke Khurd (under 2 km) and Madhepur (1.6 km).

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

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