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About Shahbad Village

Shahbad is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,556, made up of 824 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahbad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahbad village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 214 hectares
Population 1,556
Male Population 824
Female Population 732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
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 Shahbad compares

By the 2011 count Shahbad is the 99th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Shahbad

Shahbad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahbad 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 Shahbad from other places

Shahbad lies about 30 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 4.5 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 Shahbad
Tehsil headquarters Batala 3.6 km
Nearest town Batāla 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 4.5 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 30 km

Villages closest to Shahbad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahbad village had a population of 1,556. That makes it the 99th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Shahbad village has 824 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahbad has about 888 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 Shahbad is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahbad covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahbad falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahbad is Batala Junction, about 4.5 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 Shahbad.

Shahbad is about 30 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahbad is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 3.6 km away. Batāla is about 3.6 km away. Batala Junction is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhupsari (under 2 km), Pind Purana (1.8 km) and Dewaniwal (1.9 km).

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

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