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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Rahui tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 828, made up of 404 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rahui
Pincode 803119
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 828
Male Population 404
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 46th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 16 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rukhai Halt, about 3.9 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
Nearest railway station Rukhai Halt 3.9 km
Nearest town Hilsa 11 km
District headquarters Nalanda 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Rahui 21 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rahui 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 828. That makes it the 46th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,391 residents.

Shahpur village has 404 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 803119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur falls under Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Rukhai Halt, about 3.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 16 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 Rahui tehsil of Nalanda district. Rukhai Halt is about 3.9 km away. Hilsa is about 11 km away. Nalanda is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anantpur (2.9 km), Saraia (5.2 km) and Mohammadpur (11 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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