About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Aurai tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,290, made up of 697 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Aurai
Area (hectares)	44 hectares
Population	1,290
Male Population	697
Female Population	593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	851
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 60th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,720 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Shahpur

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

Shahpur lies about 8.4 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kaparpura, about under 2 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	Kaparpura	under 2 km
Nearest town	Kantai	6.0 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Aurai	30 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Aurai 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 1,290. That makes it the 60th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,720 residents.

Shahpur village has 697 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Shahpur covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur falls under Aurai tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Kaparpura, about under 2 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 Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 8.4 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Aurai tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Kaparpura is about under 2 km away. Kantai is about 6.0 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.