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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,521, made up of 766 males and 755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Pranpur
Pincode 854116
Area (hectares) 163.05 hectares
Population 1,521
Male Population 766
Female Population 755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 30th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 163.05 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

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 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 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 137 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Lakho Railway St., about 1.8 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 Lakho Railway St. 1.8 km
Nearest town Begusarai 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pranpur 26 km
District headquarters Katihar 137 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pranpur 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 1,521. That makes it the 30th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Shahpur village has 766 males and 755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 854116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 163.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Lakho Railway St., about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Shahpur is about 137 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Lakho Railway St. is about 1.8 km away. Begusarai is about 8.2 km away. Pranpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalgaur (9.5 km), Baliatha (10 km) and Gajhar (12 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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