About Shahpur Chaumukh Village

Shahpur Chaumukh is one of the larger villages in Gwalpara tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,676, made up of 5,629 males and 5,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 890.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Chaumukh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur Chaumukh village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhepura
Tehsil	Gwalpara
Pincode	852115
Area (hectares)	890.2 hectares
Population	10,676
Male Population	5,629
Female Population	5,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	897
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur Chaumukh compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur Chaumukh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents. Its 890.2 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Shahpur Chaumukh

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

How far is Shahpur Chaumukh from other places

Shahpur Chaumukh lies about 20 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Bihariganj, about 9.7 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 Chaumukh
Nearest town	Bihārīganj	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Bihariganj	9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gwalpara	20 km
District headquarters	Madhepura	20 km

Villages closest to Shahpur Chaumukh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur Chaumukh village had a population of 10,676. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,680 residents.

Shahpur Chaumukh village has 5,629 males and 5,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur Chaumukh has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur Chaumukh is 852115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur Chaumukh covers 890.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur Chaumukh falls under Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur Chaumukh is Bihariganj, about 9.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shahpur Chaumukh.

Shahpur Chaumukh is about 20 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur Chaumukh is in Gwalpara tehsil of Madhepura district. Bihārīganj is about 9.2 km away. Bihariganj is about 9.7 km away. Gwalpara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.