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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Haspura tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 191 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Haspura
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 191
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 64th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,220 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 47 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 1.7 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 Paraiya 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Haspura 6.8 km
Nearest town Tekāri 16 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 47 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Haspura 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 345. That makes it the 64th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,220 residents.

Shahpur village has 191 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Shahpur covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur falls under Haspura tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Paraiya, about 1.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 47 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 Haspura tehsil of Aurangabad district. Paraiya is about 1.7 km away. Haspura is about 6.8 km away. Tekāri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paranpura (under 2 km), Salempur (2.5 km) and Fatehpur (3.4 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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