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About Shantipur Village

Shantipur is a mid sized village in Sagri tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,788, made up of 950 males and 838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.62 hectares hectares.

Shantipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shantipur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Sagri
Area (hectares) 140.62 hectares
Population 1,788
Male Population 950
Female Population 838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shantipur compares

By the 2011 count Shantipur is the 128th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 140.62 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Shantipur

The census records public bus service for Shantipur as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shantipur from other places

Shantipur lies about 15 km from Azamgarh. 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 Shantipur
Tehsil headquarters Sagri 15 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 15 km

Villages closest to Shantipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shantipur village had a population of 1,788. That makes it the 128th largest of the 835 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Shantipur village has 950 males and 838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shantipur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Shantipur covers 140.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shantipur falls under Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Shantipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shantipur.

Shantipur is about 15 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shantipur is in Sagri tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sagri is about 15 km away. Azamgarh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harai Ismailpur (under 2 km), Ismailpur Goria (under 2 km) and Shitalpur (under 2 km).

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

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