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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Amloh tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 583 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 388 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Amloh
Pincode 147301
Area (hectares) 388 hectares
Population 1,120
Male Population 583
Female Population 537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 34th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 388 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Shahpur

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

Shahpur lies about 51 km from Fatehgarh Sahib. 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
Nearest town Khanna 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Amloh 5.8 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 51 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 34th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Shahpur village has 583 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 147301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 388 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur falls under Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The census record for Shahpur notes the nearest railway station 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.

Shahpur is about 51 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Khanna is about 5.1 km away. Amloh is about 5.8 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kahanpura (under 2 km), Badinpur (1.9 km) and Khumna (2.0 km).

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

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