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About Shehbazpur Village

Shehbazpur is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,377, made up of 709 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shehbazpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shehbazpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144202
Area (hectares) 381 hectares
Population 1,377
Male Population 709
Female Population 668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shehbazpur compares

By the 2011 count Shehbazpur is the 58th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 381 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Shehbazpur

Shehbazpur 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 Shehbazpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shehbazpur from other places

Shehbazpur lies about 32 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 2.5 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 Shehbazpur
Nearest railway station Tanda Urmar 2.5 km
Nearest town Urmar 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 16 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 32 km

Villages closest to Shehbazpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shehbazpur village had a population of 1,377. That makes it the 58th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Shehbazpur village has 709 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shehbazpur has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Shehbazpur is 144202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shehbazpur covers 381 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shehbazpur falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shehbazpur is Tanda Urmar, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Shehbazpur is about 32 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shehbazpur is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Tanda Urmar is about 2.5 km away. Urmar is about 2.5 km away. Dasua 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 Manpur (under 2 km), Urmar (2.5 km) and Pul Pukhta (2.5 km).

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

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