About Shahar Village

Shahar is one of the larger villages in Nadoti tehsil, in the district of Karauli, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,173, made up of 2,701 males and 2,472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3694.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahar village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Karauli
Tehsil	Nadoti
Pincode	322204
Area (hectares)	3694.94 hectares
Population	5,173
Male Population	2,701
Female Population	2,472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	915
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahar compares

By the 2011 count Shahar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,572 residents. Its 3694.94 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 well above the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Shahar

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

Shahar lies about 32 km from Karauli, and the nearest railway station is Chhoti Odai, about 9.4 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 Shahar
Nearest railway station	Chhoti Odai	9.4 km
Nearest town	Gangāpur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nadoti	32 km
District headquarters	Karauli	32 km

Villages closest to Shahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahar village had a population of 5,173. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,572 residents.

Shahar village has 2,701 males and 2,472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahar has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Shahar is 322204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahar covers 3694.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahar falls under Nadoti tehsil of Karauli district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shahar is Chhoti Odai, about 9.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shahar.

Shahar is about 32 km from Karauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahar is in Nadoti tehsil of Karauli district. Chhoti Odai is about 9.4 km away. Gangāpur is about 15 km away. Nadoti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.