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About Shahbazpur Village

Shahbazpur is a small village in Balachaur tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 463, made up of 248 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahbazpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahbazpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Balachaur
Pincode 144521
Area (hectares) 199 hectares
Population 463
Male Population 248
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahbazpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahbazpur is the 119th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 199 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Shahbazpur

Shahbazpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahbazpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shahbazpur from other places

Shahbazpur lies about 11 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahon, about 5.1 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 Shahbazpur
Nearest railway station Rahon 5.1 km
Nearest town Nawanshahr 7.7 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Balachaur 13 km

Villages closest to Shahbazpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahbazpur village had a population of 463. That makes it the 119th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Shahbazpur village has 248 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahbazpur has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Shahbazpur is 144521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahbazpur covers 199 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahbazpur falls under Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahbazpur is Rahon, about 5.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shahbazpur.

Shahbazpur is about 11 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahbazpur is in Balachaur tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Rahon is about 5.1 km away. Nawanshahr is about 7.7 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karimpur Chahwala (2.8 km), Karimpur Dhiani (2.8 km) and Ramgarh (3.0 km).

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

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