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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Nagar Nausa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 369 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Nagar Nausa
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 752
Male Population 369
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 38th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Shahpur

The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within <5 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 <5 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 18 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Diyawan, about 4.9 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 Nagar Nausa 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Diyawan 4.9 km
Nearest town Hilsa 8.0 km
District headquarters Nalanda 18 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagar Nausa 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 752. That makes it the 38th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Shahpur village has 369 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Shahpur covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Diyawan, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Shahpur is about 18 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district. Nagar Nausa is about 2.8 km away. Diyawan is about 4.9 km away. Hilsa is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Damodarpur Baldha (under 2 km), Khajura (under 2 km) and Mustafapur Nagawan (1.8 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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