# Shahapur Village, Gangapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad 

# Shahapur

Shahapur is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,757 people in 359 households**, the 42nd largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 1,757people (2011)
- 359households
- 72.9%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Shahapur PIN code and other codes

Shahapur falls in Gangapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGangapur
- Census village code549297

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

## How far is Shahapur from nearby towns?

- Gangapur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)35 km by road
- Gangapur (nearest town)25 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 Shahapur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Shahapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gangapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gangapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gangapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 15 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 Shahapur known for?

About 92% of the 661 hectares of village land is sown, and 531 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 Shahapur

Of every 100 households in Shahapur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shahapur · ■ Gangapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****96%**

**64%

Television ****42%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**90%

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 Shahapur?

■ Shahapur · ■ Gangapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****676**

**856

Working population ****54.8%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 61.1% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 387 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (4%) · **■** Marginal 441 (46%)

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 Gangapur

- Jikthan1,893 people
- Jambhala1,865 people
- Ghodegaon1,787 people
- Ager Wadgaon1,785 people
- Yesgaon1,750 people
- Ranjangaon Narhari1,728 people
- Raipur1,719 people
- Bagadi1,711 people

[All 221 villages in Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahapur from Aurangabad?35 km by road
- What is the population of Shahapur?1,757 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahapur in?Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shahapur?72.9% (Census 2011)