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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,992, made up of 967 males and 1,025 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Pincode 841503
Area (hectares) 325.17 hectares
Population 1,992
Male Population 967
Female Population 1,025
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 48th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 325.17 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

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 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 Kuchaikote 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 Kuchaikote 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 1,992. That makes it the 48th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Shahpur village has 967 males and 1,025 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 841503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 325.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Kuchaikote 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 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 Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 4.3 km away. Kataiya is about 13 km away. Kuchaikote 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 Barhara (under 2 km), Chailwa (1.5 km) and Dumaria (2.3 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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