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About Shahpur Araian Village

Shahpur Araian is a small village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 172 males and 194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Araian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur Araian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143505
Area (hectares) 100 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 172
Female Population 194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur Araian compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur Araian is the 309th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 100 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Shahpur Araian

Shahpur Araian is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahpur Araian 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahpur Araian from other places

Shahpur Araian lies about 34 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Araian
Nearest town Qadian 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 18 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Shahpur Araian

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 Shahpur Araian

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur Araian village had a population of 366. That makes it the 309th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Shahpur Araian village has 172 males and 194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur Araian has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur Araian is 143505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur Araian covers 100 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur Araian falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Shahpur Araian notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shahpur Araian.

Shahpur Araian is about 34 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur Araian is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 9.8 km away. Batala is about 18 km away. Gurdaspur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaura (under 2 km), Boparai (under 2 km) and Madra (1.6 km).

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

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