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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 336, made up of 157 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.02 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bhorey
Area (hectares) 38.02 hectares
Population 336
Male Population 157
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 123rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 38.02 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahpur 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 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 25 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 4.3 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 Panchdeori Halt 4.3 km
Nearest town Kataiya 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhorey 25 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 25 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhorey 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 336. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Shahpur village has 157 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Shahpur covers 38.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Panchdeori Halt, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Shahpur is about 25 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 4.3 km away. Kataiya is about 13 km away. Bhorey is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahara (under 2 km), Dumaria (2.3 km) and Lami Chaur (3.6 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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