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About Shafipura Village

Shafipura is a small village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 235 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shafipura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shafipura village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 141124
Area (hectares) 182 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 235
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shafipura compares

By the 2011 count Shafipura is the 124th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 182 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 919.

Getting to Shafipura

Shafipura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shafipura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shafipura from other places

Shafipura lies about 37 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jagraon, about 15 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 Shafipura
Nearest railway station Jagraon 15 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 37 km

Villages closest to Shafipura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shafipura village had a population of 441. That makes it the 124th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Shafipura village has 235 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shafipura has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Shafipura is 141124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shafipura covers 182 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shafipura falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shafipura is Jagraon, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shafipura is about 37 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shafipura is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Jagraon is about 15 km away. Ludhiana is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sidhwan Bet (under 2 km), Abupura (under 2 km) and Salempura (under 2 km).

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

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