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About Shah Garh Village

Shah Garh is one of the larger villages in Koil tehsil, in the district of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,237, made up of 2,797 males and 2,440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 649.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shah Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shah Garh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Aligarh
Tehsil Koil
Pincode 202129
Area (hectares) 649.88 hectares
Population 5,237
Male Population 2,797
Female Population 2,440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shah Garh compares

By the 2011 count Shah Garh is the 22nd largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents. Its 649.88 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Shah Garh

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

Shah Garh lies about 26 km from Aligarh, and the nearest railway station is Sikandra Rao, about 19 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 Shah Garh
Nearest town Chharra 11 km
Nearest railway station Sikandra Rao 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Koil 26 km
District headquarters Aligarh 26 km

Villages closest to Shah Garh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koil 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 Shah Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shah Garh village had a population of 5,237. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 357 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,099 residents.

Shah Garh village has 2,797 males and 2,440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shah Garh has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Shah Garh is 202129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shah Garh covers 649.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shah Garh falls under Koil tehsil of Aligarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shah Garh is Sikandra Rao, about 19 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 Shah Garh.

Shah Garh is about 26 km from Aligarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shah Garh is in Koil tehsil of Aligarh district. Chharra is about 11 km away. Sikandra Rao is about 19 km away. Koil is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheria Harchand (2.3 km), Govardhanpur (3.1 km) and Sapera Bhanpur (3.1 km).

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

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