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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 230 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 230
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 146th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 887.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 23 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 6.4 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 Kalhemajra 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 8.6 km
Nearest town Nābha 8.6 km
District headquarters Patiala 23 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabha 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 448. That makes it the 146th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Shahpur village has 230 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 147001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Kalhemajra, about 6.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 23 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Kalhemajra is about 6.4 km away. Nabha is about 8.6 km away. Nābha is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharoki (2.5 km), Dewangarh (3.0 km) and Ageti (3.6 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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