Shahpura Bhitoni | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh#India3 |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madhya Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 23.13°N 79.67°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jabalpur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 381 |
Population Total: | 13,601 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Iso Code: | IN-MP |
Shahpura or Shahpura Bhitoni is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jabalpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Shahpura is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 381 metres (1249 feet).
India census,[2] Shahpura had a population of 13,601. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Shahpura has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 67%. In Shahpura, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.[3]
The Narmada river bringing in freshwater from the Vindyachal Ranges has developed Shahpura into an agrarian economy. The land of the Narmada basin with its fertile alluvial soil gives good yields of sorghum, wheat, rice, and millet in the villages around Shahpura.Important among commercial crops are pulses, oilseeds, cotton, sugar cane.[4]
There are seven Jain temples in Shahpura. Many tourist place located around Shahpura.
Shahpura is connected by railway and roadway .NH 45 is passed from Shahpura.Daily buses runs from here.
Bhitoni railway station[5] give service to Shahpura town many train halts from here.