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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Gabhana tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,885, made up of 1,023 males and 862 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Gabhana
Pincode 202155
Area (hectares) 328.52 hectares
Population 1,885
Male Population 1,023
Female Population 862
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 57th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 328.52 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

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 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 Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 8.4 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Mahrawal, about 3.7 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 Mahrawal 3.7 km
District headquarters Aligarh 8.4 km
Nearest town Alīgarh 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gabhana 14 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gabhana 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 1,885. That makes it the 57th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Shahpur village has 1,023 males and 862 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 202155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 328.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur falls under Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Mahrawal, about 3.7 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 Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 8.4 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Gabhana tehsil of Aligarh district. Mahrawal is about 3.7 km away. Aligarh is about 8.4 km away. Alīgarh is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandpur Pala (4.4 km), Barothchajmal (4.6 km) and Akravat (4.9 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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