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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 47 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 809 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144102
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 47
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 809
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 11 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Jamsher Khas, 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 Jamsher Khas 4.9 km
Nearest town Jalandhar Cantonment 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 11 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 11 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 85. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Shahpur village has 47 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 809 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 144102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahpur falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Jamsher Khas, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 11 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Jamsher Khas is about 4.9 km away. Jalandhar Cantonment is about 9.2 km away. Jalandhar I is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barsal (under 2 km), Udhopur (under 2 km) and Hamiri Khera (under 2 km).

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

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