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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Paroo tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 474, made up of 241 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Paroo
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 474
Male Population 241
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 120th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,701 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 20 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Siho, about 9.2 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 Siho 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Paroo 20 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 20 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paroo 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 474. That makes it the 120th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,701 residents.

Shahpur village has 241 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Shahpur covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur falls under Paroo tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Siho, about 9.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 20 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 Paroo tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Siho is about 9.2 km away. Paroo is about 20 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathurapur Dak (2.5 km), Mathurapur Patti (2.5 km) and Mathurapur Urf Mathurapur Dakh (2.5 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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