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About Shahjahanpur Village

Shahjahanpur is a large village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,073, made up of 1,608 males and 1,465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 242221, 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 Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 242221
Area (hectares) 300.49 hectares
Population 3,073
Male Population 1,608
Female Population 1,465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahjahanpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahjahanpur is the 34th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents. Its 300.49 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 831.

Getting to Shahjahanpur

Shahjahanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahjahanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 25 km from Jalalabad, and the nearest railway station is Fatehgarh, 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 Shahjahanpur
Nearest railway station Fatehgarh 16 km
Nearest town Farrukhābād 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalabad 25 km

Villages closest to Shahjahanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalabad 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 3,073. That makes it the 34th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,452 residents.

Shahjahanpur village has 1,608 males and 1,465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahjahanpur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 831.

The pincode recorded for Shahjahanpur is 242221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahjahanpur covers 300.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahjahanpur falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahjahanpur is Fatehgarh, about 16 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 <5 km distance for Shahjahanpur.

Shahjahanpur is about 25 km from Jalalabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahjahanpur is in Jalalabad tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Fatehgarh is about 16 km away. Farrukhābād is about 16 km away. Jalalabad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mau Rasoolpur (under 2 km), Peetar Mau (under 2 km) and Hullapur (under 2 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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