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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Manjha tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 66 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,212 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Manjha
Area (hectares) 28 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 66
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,212
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 94th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents. Its 28 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

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 27 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwalia, about 2.1 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 Sidhwalia 2.1 km
Nearest town Barauli 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Manjha 19 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 27 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manjha 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 146. That makes it the 94th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,939 residents.

Shahpur village has 66 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 1212 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1060.

Shahpur covers 28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur falls under Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Sidhwalia, about 2.1 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 27 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 Manjha tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sidhwalia is about 2.1 km away. Barauli is about 9.8 km away. Manjha 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 Lohjira (3.4 km), Bhojpurwa (3.7 km) and Bahora Tola (4.3 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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