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About Shahabad Village

Shahabad is a mid sized village in Tarapur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 277 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahabad village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Tarapur
Pincode 813201
Area (hectares) 4 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 277
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahabad compares

By the 2011 count Shahabad is the 41st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 4 hectares work out to about 132 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 897.

Getting to Shahabad

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

Shahabad lies about 34 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 12 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 Shahabad
Tehsil headquarters Tarapur 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Kamarganj 12 km
Nearest town Kharagpur 13 km
District headquarters Munger 34 km

Villages closest to Shahabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahabad village had a population of 529. That makes it the 41st largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Shahabad village has 277 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahabad has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Shahabad is 813201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahabad covers 4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 132 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahabad falls under Tarapur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahabad is Kamarganj, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Shahabad.

Shahabad is about 34 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahabad is in Tarapur tehsil of Munger district. Tarapur is about 4.5 km away. Kamarganj is about 12 km away. Kharagpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teghra Jagirdari (under 2 km), Araunga (under 2 km) and Rangaon (2.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shahabad today is likely to be higher.

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