About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 244 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144523
Area (hectares)	213 hectares
Population	447
Male Population	244
Female Population	203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	832
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 221st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 213 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Shahpur

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

Shahpur lies about 43 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garhshankar, about 4.9 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
Nearest railway station	Garhshankar	4.9 km
Nearest town	Nawanshahr	14 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	43 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 447. That makes it the 221st largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Shahpur village has 244 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 144523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 213 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Garhshankar, about 4.9 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.

Shahpur is about 43 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Garhshankar is about 4.9 km away. Nawanshahr is about 14 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.