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About Sham Shallipur Village

Sham Shallipur is a mid sized village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,579, made up of 812 males and 767 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sham Shallipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sham Shallipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 276325
Area (hectares) 89.34 hectares
Population 1,579
Male Population 812
Female Population 767
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sham Shallipur compares

By the 2011 count Sham Shallipur is the 144th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 89.34 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Sham Shallipur

Sham Shallipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sham Shallipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sham Shallipur from other places

Sham Shallipur lies about 132 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Mau Aimma Station, about 6.2 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 Sham Shallipur
Nearest town Mau Aimma 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Mau Aimma Station 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 18 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 132 km

Villages closest to Sham Shallipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulpur 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 Sham Shallipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sham Shallipur village had a population of 1,579. That makes it the 144th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Sham Shallipur village has 812 males and 767 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sham Shallipur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Sham Shallipur is 276325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sham Shallipur covers 89.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sham Shallipur falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sham Shallipur is Mau Aimma Station, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sham Shallipur.

Sham Shallipur is about 132 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sham Shallipur is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mau Aimma is about 5.4 km away. Mau Aimma Station is about 6.2 km away. Phulpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kushaha (2.9 km), Soogharpur (3.5 km) and Narpatpur (4.1 km).

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

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