About Shahganj Village

Shahganj is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,628, made up of 855 males and 773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5.869 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahganj village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sonbhadra
Tehsil	Ghorawal
Pincode	231216
Area (hectares)	5.869 hectares
Population	1,628
Male Population	855
Female Population	773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahganj compares

By the 2011 count Shahganj is the 43rd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 5.869 hectares work out to about 277 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Shahganj

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

Shahganj lies about 12 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 11 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 Shahganj
Nearest railway station	Khairahi	11 km
District headquarters	Sonbhadra	12 km
Nearest town	Robertsganj	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ghorawal	18 km

Villages closest to Shahganj

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

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Common questions about Shahganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahganj village had a population of 1,628. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Shahganj village has 855 males and 773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahganj has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Shahganj is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahganj covers 5.869 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 277 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahganj falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahganj is Khairahi, about 11 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 Shahganj.

Shahganj is about 12 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahganj is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 11 km away. Sonbhadra is about 12 km away. Robertsganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.