About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Tarapur tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,426, made up of 735 males and 691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Munger
Tehsil	Tarapur
Area (hectares)	159 hectares
Population	1,426
Male Population	735
Female Population	691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 25th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 37 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 18 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
Tehsil headquarters	Tarapur	4.6 km
Nearest town	Kharagpur	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	18 km
District headquarters	Munger	37 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

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.

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Common questions about Shahpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 1,426. That makes it the 25th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Shahpur village has 735 males and 691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 897.

Shahpur covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Tarapur tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Khariapipra Halt, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Shahpur is about 37 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Tarapur tehsil of Munger district. Tarapur is about 4.6 km away. Kharagpur is about 8.8 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.