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About Shafiabad Village

Shafiabad is a large village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,563, made up of 2,271 males and 2,292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shafiabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shafiabad village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 841416
Area (hectares) 258 hectares
Population 4,563
Male Population 2,271
Female Population 2,292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shafiabad compares

By the 2011 count Shafiabad is the 14th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Shafiabad

The census records public bus service for Shafiabad as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shafiabad from other places

Shafiabad lies about 36 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Dighwa Dubauli, about 3.5 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 Shafiabad
Nearest railway station Dighwa Dubauli 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 7.4 km
Nearest town Barauli 19 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 36 km

Villages closest to Shafiabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shafiabad village had a population of 4,563. That makes it the 14th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Shafiabad village has 2,271 males and 2,292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shafiabad has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Shafiabad is 841416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shafiabad covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shafiabad falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shafiabad is Dighwa Dubauli, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shafiabad.

Shafiabad is about 36 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shafiabad is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Dighwa Dubauli is about 3.5 km away. Baikunthpur is about 7.4 km away. Barauli is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakri (under 2 km), Sisai (under 2 km) and Dharambari (1.9 km).

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

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