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About Shahabana Village

Shahabana is a large village in Ludhiana East tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,438, made up of 1,260 males and 1,178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahabana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahabana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana East
Pincode 141112
Area (hectares) 571 hectares
Population 2,438
Male Population 1,260
Female Population 1,178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahabana compares

By the 2011 count Shahabana is the 34th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents. Its 571 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Shahabana

Shahabana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahabana as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shahabana from other places

Shahabana lies about 12 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Dhandarikalan, about 6.7 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 Shahabana
Nearest town Sānehwāl 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Dhandarikalan 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana East 12 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 12 km

Villages closest to Shahabana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahabana village had a population of 2,438. That makes it the 34th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,543 residents.

Shahabana village has 1,260 males and 1,178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahabana has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Shahabana is 141112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahabana covers 571 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahabana falls under Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahabana is Dhandarikalan, about 6.7 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 village for Shahabana.

Shahabana is about 12 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahabana is in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district. Sānehwāl is about 6.5 km away. Dhandarikalan is about 6.7 km away. Ludhiana East is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bholapur (1.6 km), Budhewal (2.6 km) and Bhukhri Kalan (2.8 km).

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

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