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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 345 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Raikot
Pincode 141108
Area (hectares) 218 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 345
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 67th 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 218 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

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 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 24 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Gungrana, about 10 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 Gungrana 10 km
Nearest town Ahmedgarh 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Raikot 15 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 24 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

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 Shahpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 646. That makes it the 67th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Shahpur village has 345 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 141108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 218 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Gungrana, about 10 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 <5 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 24 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Gungrana is about 10 km away. Ahmedgarh is about 12 km away. Raikot is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangon (1.8 km), Nangal Khurd (2.9 km) and Nangal Kalan (3.3 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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