# Shahajapur Village, Shevgaon, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Shevgaon, Ahmadnagar 

# Shahajapur

Shahajapur is a village in Shevgaon sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **600 people in 122 households**, the 101st largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 600people (2011)
- 122households
- 89.1%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Shahajapur PIN code and other codes

Shahajapur falls in Shevgaon sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShevgaon
- Census village code557878

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shahajapur from nearby towns?

- Shevgaon (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)58 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (nearest town)58 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shahajapur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shahajapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amarapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shevgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shevgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shahajapur known for?

About 98% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown, and 309 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shahajapur

Of every 100 households in Shahajapur in 2011, 43 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shahajapur · ■ Shevgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**63%

Tap water ****99%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**82%

Use banking services ****57%**

**76%

Television ****25%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shahajapur?

■ Shahajapur · ■ Shevgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**843

Working population ****59.2%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.5% for men and 79.3% for women. 58% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (62%) · **■** Other work 75 (21%) · **■** Marginal 13 (4%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Shevgaon

- Murmi721 people
- Vijaypur660 people
- Barhanpur608 people
- Dhorhingani607 people
- Antre534 people
- Mangrul Kh.526 people
- Sule Pimpalgaon525 people
- Raotale519 people

[All 112 villages in Shevgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shevgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahajapur from Ahmadnagar?58 km by road
- What is the population of Shahajapur?600 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahajapur in?Ahmadnagar district (Shevgaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shahajapur?89.1% (Census 2011)