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About Shafipur Khurd Village

Shafipur Khurd is a mid sized village in Sunam tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 954, made up of 504 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shafipur Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shafipur Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Sunam
Pincode 148035
Area (hectares) 300 hectares
Population 954
Male Population 504
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Shafipur Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Shafipur Khurd is the 72nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents. Its 300 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Shafipur Khurd

Shafipur Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shafipur Khurd 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 Shafipur Khurd from other places

Shafipur Khurd lies about 27 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Chajli, about 24 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 Shafipur Khurd
Nearest town Patran 15 km
Nearest railway station Chajli 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Sunam 25 km
District headquarters Sangrur 27 km

Villages closest to Shafipur Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sunam 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 Shafipur Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Shafipur Khurd village had a population of 954. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents.

Shafipur Khurd village has 504 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shafipur Khurd has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Shafipur Khurd is 148035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shafipur Khurd covers 300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shafipur Khurd falls under Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shafipur Khurd is Chajli, about 24 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 Shafipur Khurd.

Shafipur Khurd is about 27 km from Sangrur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shafipur Khurd is in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district. Patran is about 15 km away. Chajli is about 24 km away. Sunam is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samuran (1.5 km), Shafipur Kalan (1.8 km) and Sihal (2.5 km).

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

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