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About Shahpur Raian Village

Shahpur Raian is a small village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 77 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Raian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur Raian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 99 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 77
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur Raian compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur Raian is the 224th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 99 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Shahpur Raian

Shahpur Raian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahpur Raian as Available within 5 - 10 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 Raian from other places

Shahpur Raian lies about 20 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kauli, about 8.8 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 Raian
Nearest railway station Kauli 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 12 km
District headquarters Patiala 20 km

Villages closest to Shahpur Raian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur Raian village had a population of 153. That makes it the 224th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Shahpur Raian village has 77 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur Raian has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 880.

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

Shahpur Raian covers 99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahpur Raian falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur Raian is Kauli, about 8.8 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 <5 km distance for Shahpur Raian.

Shahpur Raian is about 20 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur Raian is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Kauli is about 8.8 km away. Rajpura is about 12 km away. Patiala 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 Ghungran (under 2 km), Majri Faqiran (1.6 km) and Bur Majra (1.8 km).

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

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