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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,085, made up of 532 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Sidhwalia
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 1,085
Male Population 532
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
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 35th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

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 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
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 Sidhwalia 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 1,085. That makes it the 35th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Shahpur village has 532 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Shahpur covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Sidhwalia 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 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 Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sidhwalia is about 2.1 km away. Barauli is about 9.8 km away. Gopalganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhajhwa (1.7 km), Bucheya (1.7 km) and Joigar (1.8 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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