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About Shahapur Village

Shahapur is a small village in Phulambri tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 91 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357 hectares hectares.

Shahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahapur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Phulambri
Area (hectares) 357 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 91
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahapur compares

By the 2011 count Shahapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,754 residents. Its 357 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 929.

Getting to Shahapur

Shahapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Shahapur from other places

Shahapur 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 Shahapur
Nearest railway station Phesar 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulambri 13 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 13 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 13 km

Villages closest to Shahapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahapur village had a population of 185. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,754 residents.

Shahapur village has 91 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahapur has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Shahapur covers 357 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahapur falls under Phulambri tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahapur is Phesar, about 2.1 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 10+ km distance for Shahapur.

Shahapur 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.

Shahapur is in Phulambri tehsil of Aurangabad district. Phesar is about 2.1 km away. Phulambri is about 13 km away. Aurangabad 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 Narla (5.0 km), Lalwan (7.9 km) and Pal (13 km).

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

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