About Shahan Village

Shahan is a mid sized village in Nainwa tehsil, in the district of Bundi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,405, made up of 728 males and 677 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 915.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 323802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahan village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bundi
Tehsil	Nainwa
Pincode	323802
Area (hectares)	915.1 hectares
Population	1,405
Male Population	728
Female Population	677
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahan compares

By the 2011 count Shahan is the 30th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 950 residents. Its 915.1 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Shahan

Shahan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahan 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 Shahan from other places

Shahan lies about 48 km from Bundi, and the nearest railway station is Lakheri, about 17 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 Shahan
Nearest town	Lākheri	15 km
Nearest railway station	Lakheri	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nainwa	20 km
District headquarters	Bundi	48 km

Villages closest to Shahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahan village had a population of 1,405. That makes it the 30th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 950 residents.

Shahan village has 728 males and 677 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahan has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Shahan is 323802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahan covers 915.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahan falls under Nainwa tehsil of Bundi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shahan is Lakheri, about 17 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 Shahan.

Shahan is about 48 km from Bundi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahan is in Nainwa tehsil of Bundi district. Lākheri is about 15 km away. Lakheri is about 17 km away. Nainwa is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.