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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Laksar tehsil, in the district of Hardwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 244 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 775 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Hardwar
Tehsil Laksar
Pincode 247663
Area (hectares) 115.52 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 244
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 775
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 105th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents. Its 115.52 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 16 km from Hardwar, and the nearest railway station is Pathri, about 7.8 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
Nearest railway station Pathri 7.8 km
District headquarters Hardwar 16 km
Nearest town Haridwar 16 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 433. That makes it the 105th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,637 residents.

Shahpur village has 244 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 775 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 247663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 115.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur falls under Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Pathri, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 16 km from Hardwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Laksar tehsil of Hardwar district. Pathri is about 7.8 km away. Hardwar is about 16 km away. Haridwar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badshahpur (2.3 km), Sherpur Bela Mahajee Hirdairam (3.3 km) and Sherpur Belamahajeeteep (3.3 km).

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

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