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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,722, made up of 890 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144041, 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 Phillaur
Pincode 144041
Area (hectares) 217.16 hectares
Population 1,722
Male Population 890
Female Population 832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 52nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 217.16 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Shahpur

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 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 35 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bhattian, about 2.1 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 Bhattian 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 5.9 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 35 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 1,722. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Shahpur village has 890 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 144041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 217.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Bhattian, about 2.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 35 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 Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bhattian is about 2.1 km away. Phillaur is about 5.9 km away. Jalandhar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (1.6 km), Bhattian (1.7 km) and Atti (1.7 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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