About Shahpur Goraya Village

Shahpur Goraya is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,690, made up of 874 males and 816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Goraya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur Goraya village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode	143604
Area (hectares)	506 hectares
Population	1,690
Male Population	874
Female Population	816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahpur Goraya compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur Goraya is the 15th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 506 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 899.

Getting to Shahpur Goraya

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

Shahpur Goraya lies about 38 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Rattar Chattar, about 4.6 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 Goraya
Nearest railway station	Rattar Chattar	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Baba Nanak	8.3 km
Nearest town	Batāla	25 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	38 km

Villages closest to Shahpur Goraya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Goraya

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur Goraya village had a population of 1,690. That makes it the 15th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Shahpur Goraya village has 874 males and 816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur Goraya has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur Goraya is 143604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur Goraya covers 506 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur Goraya falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur Goraya is Rattar Chattar, about 4.6 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 Goraya.

Shahpur Goraya is about 38 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur Goraya is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Rattar Chattar is about 4.6 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 8.3 km away. Batāla is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.