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About Shajhanpur Village

Shajhanpur is a mid sized village in Najibabad tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,277, made up of 691 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246763, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shajhanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shajhanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Najibabad
Pincode 246763
Area (hectares) 194.46 hectares
Population 1,277
Male Population 691
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shajhanpur compares

By the 2011 count Shajhanpur is the 146th largest of the 392 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,309 residents. Its 194.46 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Shajhanpur

Shajhanpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shajhanpur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shajhanpur from other places

Shajhanpur lies about 32 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Murshadpur, about 1.5 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 Shajhanpur
Nearest railway station Murshadpur 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Najibabad 4.0 km
Nearest town Najībābād 4.0 km
District headquarters Bijnor 32 km

Villages closest to Shajhanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shajhanpur village had a population of 1,277. That makes it the 146th largest of the 392 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,309 residents.

Shajhanpur village has 691 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shajhanpur has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Shajhanpur is 246763. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shajhanpur covers 194.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shajhanpur falls under Najibabad tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shajhanpur is Murshadpur, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shajhanpur.

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

Shajhanpur is in Najibabad tehsil of Bijnor district. Murshadpur is about 1.5 km away. Najibabad is about 4.0 km away. Najībābād is about 4.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jahanpur (under 2 km), Shahjhanpur Jasrath (under 2 km) and Chamraula (under 2 km).

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

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