About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Baba Bakala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,045, made up of 541 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Baba Bakala
Pincode	143203
Area (hectares)	148 hectares
Population	1,045
Male Population	541
Female Population	504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 96th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 41 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Baba Bakala Raiya, about 12 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
Tehsil headquarters	Baba Bakala	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Baba Bakala Raiya	12 km
Nearest town	Qadian	22 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	41 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

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.

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Common questions about Shahpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 1,045. That makes it the 96th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,840 residents.

Shahpur village has 541 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 143203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Baba Bakala Raiya, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 41 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Baba Bakala is about 9.8 km away. Baba Bakala Raiya is about 12 km away. Qadian is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.