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About Shahamau Village

Shahamau is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 332 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares.

Shahamau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahamau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 654
Male Population 332
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahamau compares

By the 2011 count Shahamau is the 309th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Shahamau

Shahamau is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahamau as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shahamau from other places

Shahamau lies about 39 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Nima Gopalpur, 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 Shahamau
Nearest railway station Nima Gopalpur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 19 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 19 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 39 km

Villages closest to Shahamau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahamau village had a population of 654. That makes it the 309th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Shahamau village has 332 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahamau has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Shahamau covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahamau falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahamau is Nima Gopalpur, 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 village for Shahamau.

Shahamau is about 39 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahamau is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Nima Gopalpur is about 15 km away. Shahganj is about 19 km away. Shāhganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahmau (under 2 km), Karautahan (under 2 km) and Kishunpur (under 2 km).

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

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