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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 247, made up of 119 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 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 Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode 140114
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 247
Male Population 119
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 137th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 892.

Getting to Shahpur

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 <5 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 Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is New Morinda Junction, about 1.5 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 New Morinda Junction 1.5 km
Nearest town Morinda 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamkaur Sahib 17 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 23 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur 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 247. That makes it the 137th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Shahpur village has 119 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 892.

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

Shahpur covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is New Morinda Junction, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 23 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 Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. New Morinda Junction is about 1.5 km away. Morinda is about 3.1 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badwali (under 2 km), Rambagh (under 2 km) and Datarpur (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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