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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 208, made up of 97 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 327 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140114
Area (hectares) 327 hectares
Population 208
Male Population 97
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 167th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 327 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about under 2 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 Kiratpur Sahib under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 7.8 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 24 km
Nearest town Ropar 24 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 208. That makes it the 167th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Shahpur village has 97 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 140114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 327 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahpur falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Kiratpur Sahib, about under 2 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 - 10 km distance for Shahpur.

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

Shahpur is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about under 2 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 7.8 km away. Rupnagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sakhpur (under 2 km), Kartarpur (under 2 km) and Daulowal (under 2 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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