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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,899, made up of 880 males and 1,019 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 1,899
Male Population 880
Female Population 1,019
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,158
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 30th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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 30 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Kharaundh, about 5.9 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 Sirdala 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Kharaundh 5.9 km
Nearest town Rajauli 12 km
District headquarters Nawada 30 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sirdala 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 1,899. That makes it the 30th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Shahpur village has 880 males and 1,019 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Shahpur covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Kharaundh, about 5.9 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 30 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Sirdala is about 2.3 km away. Kharaundh is about 5.9 km away. Rajauli is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajaundh (under 2 km), Ghat Bakshila (1.6 km) and Baijnathpur (1.9 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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