About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a large village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,292, made up of 1,218 males and 1,074 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 594 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	Samana
Pincode	147001
Area (hectares)	594 hectares
Population	2,292
Male Population	1,218
Female Population	1,074
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 16th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 594 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

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 village. 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 36 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 28 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
Tehsil headquarters	Samana	8.7 km
Nearest town	Samāna	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kalhemajra	28 km
District headquarters	Patiala	36 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

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

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Common questions about Shahpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 2,292. That makes it the 16th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Shahpur village has 1,218 males and 1,074 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

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

Shahpur covers 594 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Kalhemajra, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 36 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 Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 8.7 km away. Samāna is about 8.7 km away. Kalhemajra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.