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About Shahpura Village

Shahpura is a small village in Kishanganj tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 67 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 761 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1657 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Kishanganj
Pincode 325216
Area (hectares) 1657 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 67
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 761
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpura compares

By the 2011 count Shahpura is the 161st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 895 residents. Its 1657 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Shahpura

Shahpura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shahpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Shahpura from other places

Shahpura lies about 33 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Atru, about 7.8 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 Shahpura
Nearest railway station Atru 7.8 km
Nearest town Chhabra 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Kishanganj 28 km
District headquarters Baran 33 km

Villages closest to Shahpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpura village had a population of 118. That makes it the 161st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 895 residents.

Shahpura village has 67 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpura has about 761 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 Shahpura is 325216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpura covers 1657 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahpura falls under Kishanganj tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shahpura is Atru, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shahpura.

Shahpura is about 33 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpura is in Kishanganj tehsil of Baran district. Atru is about 7.8 km away. Chhabra is about 27 km away. Kishanganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sigri (1.9 km), Simlod (3.8 km) and Lathkhera (3.8 km).

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

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