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About Shahidpur Village

Shahidpur is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 150 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahidpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahidpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 150
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shahidpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahidpur is the 267th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Shahidpur

Shahidpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shahidpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahidpur from other places

Shahidpur lies about 19 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Parmanand, about 3.4 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 Shahidpur
Nearest railway station Parmanand 3.4 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 16 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 19 km

Villages closest to Shahidpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahidpur village had a population of 296. That makes it the 267th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Shahidpur village has 150 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahidpur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Shahidpur is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahidpur covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahidpur falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahidpur is Parmanand, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shahidpur.

Shahidpur is about 19 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahidpur is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Parmanand is about 3.4 km away. Dīnānagar is about 6.8 km away. Pathankot is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunda (under 2 km), Bhawani (under 2 km) and Haibo (under 2 km).

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

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