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About Shahpur Garha Village

Shahpur Garha is a large village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,582, made up of 1,331 males and 1,251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Garha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur Garha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Pincode 247122
Area (hectares) 589 hectares
Population 2,582
Male Population 1,331
Female Population 1,251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur Garha compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur Garha is the 58th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 589 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Shahpur Garha

Shahpur Garha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahpur Garha as Available. 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 Shahpur Garha from other places

Shahpur Garha lies about 27 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Pilkhani, about 27 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 Shahpur Garha
Tehsil headquarters Behat 3.1 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 27 km
Nearest town Sahāranpur 27 km
Nearest railway station Pilkhani 27 km

Villages closest to Shahpur Garha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Behat 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 Shahpur Garha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur Garha village had a population of 2,582. That makes it the 58th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Shahpur Garha village has 1,331 males and 1,251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur Garha has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur Garha is 247122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur Garha covers 589 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur Garha falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur Garha is Pilkhani, about 27 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Shahpur Garha.

Shahpur Garha is about 27 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur Garha is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Behat is about 3.1 km away. Saharanpur is about 27 km away. Sahāranpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (under 2 km), Shahpur Bans Aht (under 2 km) and Shahpur Bans Must (under 2 km).

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

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