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About Shahgai Village

Shahgai is a mid sized village in Dataganj tehsil, in the district of Budaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 959, made up of 529 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.17 hectares hectares.

Shahgai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahgai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Budaun
Tehsil Dataganj
Area (hectares) 161.17 hectares
Population 959
Male Population 529
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 813
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahgai compares

By the 2011 count Shahgai is the 220th largest of the 389 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,453 residents. Its 161.17 hectares work out to about 6.0 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 834.

Getting to Shahgai

Shahgai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahgai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahgai from other places

Shahgai lies about 45 km from Budaun, and the nearest railway station is Miranpur Katra, about 15 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 Shahgai
Nearest town Mīrānpur Katra 14 km
Nearest railway station Miranpur Katra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dataganj 18 km
District headquarters Budaun 45 km

Villages closest to Shahgai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahgai village had a population of 959. That makes it the 220th largest of the 389 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,453 residents.

Shahgai village has 529 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahgai has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 834.

Shahgai covers 161.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahgai falls under Dataganj tehsil of Budaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahgai is Miranpur Katra, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shahgai.

Shahgai is about 45 km from Budaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahgai is in Dataganj tehsil of Budaun district. Mīrānpur Katra is about 14 km away. Miranpur Katra is about 15 km away. Dataganj 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 Hardia (under 2 km), Bakarpur (under 2 km) and Marauri (2.4 km).

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

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