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About Shahjahanpur Village

Shahjahanpur is a large village in Moth tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,216, made up of 1,704 males and 1,512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1680.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahjahanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahjahanpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Moth
Pincode 284303
Area (hectares) 1680.18 hectares
Population 3,216
Male Population 1,704
Female Population 1,512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahjahanpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahjahanpur is the 12th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 1680.18 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Shahjahanpur

Shahjahanpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahjahanpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahjahanpur from other places

Shahjahanpur lies about 43 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Moth, about 12 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 Shahjahanpur
Nearest town Bhānder 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Moth 12 km
District headquarters Jhansi 43 km

Villages closest to Shahjahanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahjahanpur village had a population of 3,216. That makes it the 12th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Shahjahanpur village has 1,704 males and 1,512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahjahanpur has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Shahjahanpur is 284303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahjahanpur covers 1680.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahjahanpur falls under Moth tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahjahanpur is Moth, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shahjahanpur.

Shahjahanpur is about 43 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahjahanpur is in Moth tehsil of Jhansi district. Bhānder is about 9.7 km away. Moth is about 12 km away. Jhansi is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simiriya (2.8 km), Jera (2.8 km) and Bajhera (3.1 km).

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

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