About Shahnagar Village

Shahnagar is a large village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,406, made up of 1,247 males and 1,159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahnagar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Kochadhamin
Pincode	855115
Area (hectares)	133.67 hectares
Population	2,406
Male Population	1,247
Female Population	1,159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahnagar compares

By the 2011 count Shahnagar is the 44th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 133.67 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Shahnagar

Shahnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahnagar 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 Shahnagar from other places

Shahnagar lies about 18 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 13 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 Shahnagar
Tehsil headquarters	Kochadhamin	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Hatwar	13 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	18 km

Villages closest to Shahnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahnagar village had a population of 2,406. That makes it the 44th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Shahnagar village has 1,247 males and 1,159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahnagar has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Shahnagar is 855115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahnagar covers 133.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahnagar falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahnagar is Hatwar, about 13 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 Shahnagar.

Shahnagar is about 18 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahnagar is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 5.6 km away. Hatwar is about 13 km away. Kishanganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.