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About Shapur Village

Shapur is a large village in Barnagar tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,259, made up of 1,198 males and 1,061 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shapur village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Barnagar
Pincode 781317
Area (hectares) 165.49 hectares
Population 2,259
Male Population 1,198
Female Population 1,061
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shapur compares

By the 2011 count Shapur is the 25th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents. Its 165.49 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Shapur

Shapur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shapur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sapana, Sarbhog, Saru Harid and Sat Bainer Tup. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shapur village had a population of 2,259. That makes it the 25th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,905 residents.

Shapur village has 1,198 males and 1,061 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shapur has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Shapur is 781317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shapur covers 165.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shapur falls under Barnagar tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The census record for Shapur notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shapur.

Shapur is in Barnagar tehsil of Barpeta district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shapur today is likely to be higher.

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