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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Aurangabad tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 292 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Aurangabad
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 292
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 113th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,154 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur 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 Shahpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 13 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Phesar, about 2.1 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
Nearest railway station Phesar 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Aurangabad 13 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 13 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Aurangabad 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 536. That makes it the 113th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,154 residents.

Shahpur village has 292 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Shahpur covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Aurangabad tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Phesar, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 13 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Aurangabad tehsil of Aurangabad district. Phesar is about 2.1 km away. Aurangabad is about 13 km away. Aurangābād is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Sohraiya (1.7 km), Az Rakbe Sohraiya (1.7 km) and Sohraiya (1.7 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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