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About Shahpur Dokhili Village

Shahpur Dokhili is a small village in Kurhani tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 127 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Dokhili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur Dokhili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kurhani
Pincode 844120
Area (hectares) 26.7 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 127
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
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 Dokhili compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur Dokhili is the 152nd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents. Its 26.7 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Shahpur Dokhili

Shahpur Dokhili is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shahpur Dokhili 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 Dokhili from other places

Shahpur Dokhili lies about 41 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Gram Kharika, about 9.3 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 Dokhili
Nearest railway station Gram Kharika 9.3 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurhani 26 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 41 km

Villages closest to Shahpur Dokhili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur Dokhili village had a population of 236. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents.

Shahpur Dokhili village has 127 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur Dokhili has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur Dokhili is 844120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur Dokhili covers 26.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur Dokhili falls under Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur Dokhili is Gram Kharika, about 9.3 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 Dokhili.

Shahpur Dokhili is about 41 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur Dokhili is in Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Gram Kharika is about 9.3 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 17 km away. Kurhani is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Bhati (5.2 km), Daha Chak (5.2 km) and Telia Urf Baikunthpur (8.0 km).

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

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