About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 342 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.06 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kaimur
Tehsil	Chainpur
Area (hectares)	40.06 hectares
Population	653
Male Population	342
Female Population	311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	909
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 82nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents. Its 40.06 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 143 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Dharminiya, about 6.9 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
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Dharminiya	6.9 km
Nearest town	Sagauli	11 km
District headquarters	Kaimur	143 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

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

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Common questions about Shahpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 653. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,264 residents.

Shahpur village has 342 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Shahpur covers 40.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur falls under Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Dharminiya, about 6.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 143 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Chainpur tehsil of Kaimur district. Chainpur is about 6.1 km away. Dharminiya is about 6.9 km away. Sagauli is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.