About Shahar Telpa Village

Shahar Telpa is one of the larger villages in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,599, made up of 5,029 males and 4,570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 974 hectares hectares.

Shahar Telpa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahar Telpa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Arwal
Tehsil	Karpi
Area (hectares)	974 hectares
Population	9,599
Male Population	5,029
Female Population	4,570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahar Telpa compares

By the 2011 count Shahar Telpa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 974 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Shahar Telpa

Shahar Telpa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahar Telpa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shahar Telpa from other places

Shahar Telpa lies about 12 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Charpokhari Halt, about 30 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 Shahar Telpa
Tehsil headquarters	Karpi	8.3 km
District headquarters	Arwal	12 km
Nearest railway station	Charpokhari Halt	30 km

Villages closest to Shahar Telpa

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

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Common questions about Shahar Telpa

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahar Telpa village had a population of 9,599. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Shahar Telpa village has 5,029 males and 4,570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahar Telpa has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Shahar Telpa covers 974 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahar Telpa falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahar Telpa is Charpokhari Halt, about 30 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shahar Telpa.

Shahar Telpa is about 12 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahar Telpa is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 8.3 km away. Arwal is about 12 km away. Charpokhari Halt is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.