About Shohpur Village

Shohpur is a mid sized village in Durgawati tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 764, made up of 375 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares.

Shohpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shohpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kaimur
Tehsil	Durgawati
Area (hectares)	128 hectares
Population	764
Male Population	375
Female Population	389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shohpur compares

By the 2011 count Shohpur is the 58th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Shohpur

Shohpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shohpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shohpur from other places

Shohpur lies about 3.7 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Banahi, about 4.6 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 Shohpur
Tehsil headquarters	Durgawati	3.7 km
District headquarters	Kaimur	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Banahi	4.6 km
Nearest town	Bela	5.7 km

Villages closest to Shohpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shohpur village had a population of 764. That makes it the 58th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,528 residents.

Shohpur village has 375 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shohpur has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 939.

Shohpur covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shohpur falls under Durgawati tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shohpur is Banahi, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Shohpur is about 3.7 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shohpur is in Durgawati tehsil of Kaimur district. Durgawati is about 3.7 km away. Kaimur is about 3.7 km away. Banahi is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.