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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 61 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.6 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Jokihat
Area (hectares) 94.6 hectares
Population 129
Male Population 61
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 94.6 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 15 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Kusiargaon, about 21 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shahpur
Tehsil headquarters Jokihat 4.4 km
District headquarters Araria 15 km
Nearest town Arāria 15 km
Nearest railway station Kusiargaon 21 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jokihat tehsil.

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 Shahpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 129. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Shahpur village has 61 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Shahpur covers 94.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahpur falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Kusiargaon, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shahpur is about 15 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Jokihat is about 4.4 km away. Araria is about 15 km away. Arāria is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hardar (under 2 km), Malchhari (under 2 km) and Bairgachhi (under 2 km).

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

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