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About Shahabad Village

Shahabad is a mid sized village in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,583, made up of 868 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares.

Shahabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahabad village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Pirpainti
Area (hectares) 50 hectares
Population 1,583
Male Population 868
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shahabad compares

By the 2011 count Shahabad is the 39th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 50 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Shahabad

Shahabad 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 Shahabad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahabad from other places

Shahabad lies about 53 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about under 2 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 Shahabad
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pirpainti 9.7 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 14 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 53 km

Villages closest to Shahabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahabad village had a population of 1,583. That makes it the 39th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Shahabad village has 868 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahabad has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 876.

Shahabad covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahabad falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahabad is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shahabad.

Shahabad is about 53 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahabad is in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about under 2 km away. Pirpainti is about 9.7 km away. Sāhibganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fauzdari (under 2 km), Fauzdari Kita Doem (under 2 km) and Ghant Fauzdari Urf Salarpur (under 2 km).

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

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