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About Shahpura Village

Shahpura is a small village in Orai tehsil, in the district of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 158 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 791 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.869 hectares hectares.

Shahpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jalaun
Tehsil Orai
Area (hectares) 314.869 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 158
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 791
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shahpura compares

By the 2011 count Shahpura is the 113th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents. Its 314.869 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 856.

Getting to Shahpura

Shahpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shahpura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Shahpura from other places

Shahpura lies about 23 km from Jalaun, and the nearest railway station is Bhua, about 1.7 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 Shahpura
Nearest railway station Bhua 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Orai 13 km
District headquarters Jalaun 23 km

Villages closest to Shahpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpura village had a population of 283. That makes it the 113th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents.

Shahpura village has 158 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpura has about 791 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 856.

Shahpura covers 314.869 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahpura falls under Orai tehsil of Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpura is Bhua, about 1.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shahpura.

Shahpura is about 23 km from Jalaun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpura is in Orai tehsil of Jalaun district. Bhua is about 1.7 km away. Orai is about 13 km away. Jalaun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapasi (2.0 km), Girthan (2.3 km) and Bhua (2.4 km).

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

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