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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Bahadurpur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 749, made up of 393 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Bahadurpur
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 749
Male Population 393
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 88th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

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 <5 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 89 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Lakho Railway St., about 1.8 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 Lakho Railway St. 1.8 km
Nearest town Begusarai 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurpur 22 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 89 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bahadurpur 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 749. That makes it the 88th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Shahpur village has 393 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Shahpur covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Lakho Railway St., about 1.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 89 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Lakho Railway St. is about 1.8 km away. Begusarai is about 8.2 km away. Bahadurpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kheraj Shahpur (under 2 km), Ahmad Sujawal (5.8 km) and Chak Aga (7.3 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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