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About Shafepur Village

Shafepur is one of the larger villages in Kannad tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,303, made up of 4,258 males and 4,045 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488.47 hectares hectares.

Shafepur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shafepur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Kannad
Area (hectares) 488.47 hectares
Population 8,303
Male Population 4,258
Female Population 4,045
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shafepur compares

By the 2011 count Shafepur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents. Its 488.47 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Shafepur

Shafepur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shafepur as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Salegaon, Sarola, Sasegaon and Satkund Tanda. 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 Shafepur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shafepur village had a population of 8,303. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,458 residents.

Shafepur village has 4,258 males and 4,045 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shafepur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Shafepur covers 488.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shafepur falls under Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The census record for Shafepur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shafepur.

Shafepur is in Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad 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 Shafepur today is likely to be higher.

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