The child sex ratio is around 929 females to 1,000 males, with the state average of 888 girls for every thousand boys.

The literacy rate is: 77.84% of the population over 7 years are literate, higher than state average of 66.11%.

Religion in Shahpura City As of 2011 9,986 residents were engaged in work or business, including 7,685 were males and 2,301 females.

Shahpura is known as the jagir (estate) of Surajmal, second son of Maharana Amar Singh I (r. 1597–1620); their title is 'Raja Dhiraj'.

Umaid died at Ujjain, fighting for the Maharana against Madhav Rao Sindhia.

In 1903, the British appointed him a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE), and entitled him to a 9-gun salute.

Later, he refused to go into the service of Maharana Fateh Singh, claiming to be an independent ruler.