Skip to main content

About Shahjahanpur Village

Shahjahanpur is a mid sized village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 444 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahjahanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahjahanpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 142033
Area (hectares) 291 hectares
Population 822
Male Population 444
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahjahanpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahjahanpur is the 64th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 291 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 898.

Getting to Shahjahanpur

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

How far is Shahjahanpur from other places

Shahjahanpur lies about 45 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jagraon, about 20 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 Shahjahanpur
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 8.0 km
Nearest town Rāikot 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Jagraon 20 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 45 km

Villages closest to Shahjahanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahjahanpur village had a population of 822. That makes it the 64th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Shahjahanpur village has 444 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahjahanpur has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Shahjahanpur is 142033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahjahanpur covers 291 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahjahanpur falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahjahanpur is Jagraon, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shahjahanpur.

Shahjahanpur is about 45 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahjahanpur is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 8.0 km away. Rāikot is about 8.0 km away. Jagraon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathowal (2.1 km), Ramgarh Sibian (2.1 km) and Dhurkot (3.0 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All