About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,324, made up of 706 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Kusheshwar Asthan
Area (hectares)	144 hectares
Population	1,324
Male Population	706
Female Population	618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 43rd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

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 - 10 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 26 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Pandaul, about 3.8 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	Pandaul	3.8 km
Nearest town	Madhubani	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kusheshwar Asthan	26 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	26 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kusheshwar Asthan 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.

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Common questions about Shahpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 1,324. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,324 residents.

Shahpur village has 706 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

Shahpur covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Pandaul, about 3.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 26 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 Kusheshwar Asthan tehsil of Darbhanga district. Pandaul is about 3.8 km away. Madhubani is about 6.6 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.