# Shahapur Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mehkar, Buldana 

# Shahapur

Shahapur is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,037 people in 205 households**, the 81st largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 1,037people (2011)
- 205households
- 80.1%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Shahapur PIN code and other codes

Shahapur falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMehkar
- Census village code529043

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?

- Mehkar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)77 km by road
- Mehkar (nearest town)9 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mehkar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mehkar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mehkar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Shahapur known for?

About 92% of the 600 hectares of village land is sown, and 473 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, 69 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Shahapur · ■ Mehkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**76%

Tap water ****16%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**91%

Use banking services ****63%**

**62%

Television ****53%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

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

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 · ■ Mehkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****652**

**828

Working population ****56.2%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 69.2% for women. 55% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 273 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 263 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 14 (2%)

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 Mehkar

- Umara1,079 people
- Mohadari1,072 people
- Ghatnandra1,054 people
- Sonargavhan1,051 people
- Moli1,024 people
- Kasarkhed989 people
- Sarshiv989 people
- Sarangpur985 people

[All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shahapur from Buldana?77 km by road
- What is the population of Shahapur?1,037 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shahapur in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Shahapur?80.1% (Census 2011)