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About Shahajhapur Village

Shahajhapur is one of the larger villages in Mawana tehsil, in the district of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,066, made up of 8,887 males and 8,179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 598.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 250404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahajhapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahajhapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Meerut
Tehsil Mawana
Pincode 250404
Area (hectares) 598.32 hectares
Population 17,066
Male Population 8,887
Female Population 8,179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Shahajhapur compares

By the 2011 count Shahajhapur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,203 residents. Its 598.32 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Shahajhapur

Shahajhapur 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 Shahajhapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahajhapur from other places

Shahajhapur lies about 41 km from Meerut, and the nearest railway station is Mandi Dhanaura, about 16 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 Shahajhapur
Nearest town Dhanaura 15 km
Nearest railway station Mandi Dhanaura 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Mawana 21 km
District headquarters Meerut 41 km

Villages closest to Shahajhapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahajhapur village had a population of 17,066. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,203 residents.

Shahajhapur village has 8,887 males and 8,179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahajhapur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Shahajhapur is 250404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahajhapur covers 598.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahajhapur falls under Mawana tehsil of Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahajhapur is Mandi Dhanaura, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Shahajhapur is about 41 km from Meerut in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahajhapur is in Mawana tehsil of Meerut district. Dhanaura is about 15 km away. Mandi Dhanaura is about 16 km away. Mawana is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ibrahimpur (under 2 km), Assa (6.5 km) and Salah Rasulpur Panah (6.6 km).

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

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