About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 684, made up of 351 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil	Nawanshahr
Pincode	144515
Area (hectares)	113 hectares
Population	684
Male Population	351
Female Population	333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 194th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

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 5 - 10 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 Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 18 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Garhshankar, about 4.9 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	Garhshankar	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nawanshahr	14 km
District headquarters	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	18 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawanshahr 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 684. That makes it the 194th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Shahpur village has 351 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 144515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Garhshankar, about 4.9 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 village for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 18 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.

Shahpur is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Garhshankar is about 4.9 km away. Nawanshahr is about 14 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.