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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a large village in Benipatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,446, made up of 1,213 males and 1,233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.87 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Benipatti
Area (hectares) 105.87 hectares
Population 2,446
Male Population 1,213
Female Population 1,233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 55th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents. Its 105.87 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

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 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 Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 6.6 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Pandaul, about 3.8 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 Pandaul 3.8 km
District headquarters Madhubani 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Benipatti 25 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Benipatti 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 2,446. That makes it the 55th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,841 residents.

Shahpur village has 1,213 males and 1,233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Shahpur covers 105.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur falls under Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Pandaul, about 3.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 6.6 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Benipatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Pandaul is about 3.8 km away. Madhubani is about 6.6 km away. Benipatti is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahpur (under 2 km), Madhopur (3.2 km) and Arazi Pandaul (6.1 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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