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About Shewrampur Village

Shewrampur is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 534 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Shewrampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shewrampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 989
Male Population 534
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shewrampur compares

By the 2011 count Shewrampur is the 60th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Shewrampur

Shewrampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shewrampur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shewrampur from other places

Shewrampur lies about 27 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 5.7 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 Shewrampur
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 5.7 km
Nearest town Sultānganj 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahkund 11 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 27 km

Villages closest to Shewrampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shewrampur village had a population of 989. That makes it the 60th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Shewrampur village has 534 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shewrampur has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Shewrampur covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shewrampur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shewrampur is Kamarganj, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shewrampur.

Shewrampur is about 27 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shewrampur is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kamarganj is about 5.7 km away. Sultānganj is about 6.2 km away. Shahkund is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampurdih (under 2 km), Madhopur (1.5 km) and Dindealpur (2.8 km).

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

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