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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Tijara tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 707, made up of 365 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Tijara
Pincode 301018
Area (hectares) 252.73 hectares
Population 707
Male Population 365
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 138th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents. Its 252.73 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 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 34 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Harsauli, 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 Shahpur
Nearest railway station Harsauli 5.1 km
Nearest town Khairtal 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Tijara 20 km
District headquarters Alwar 34 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tijara 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 707. That makes it the 138th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents.

Shahpur village has 365 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 301018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 252.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur falls under Tijara tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Harsauli, 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 <5 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 34 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Tijara tehsil of Alwar district. Harsauli is about 5.1 km away. Khairtal is about 7.0 km away. Tijara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahmatnagar (2.4 km), Ram Nagar (2.4 km) and Ameer Nagar (3.9 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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