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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a large village in Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,899, made up of 1,579 males and 1,320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Bakhtiarpur
Area (hectares) 206 hectares
Population 2,899
Male Population 1,579
Female Population 1,320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 23rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,455 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 874.

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 5 - 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 5 - 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 Patna, and the nearest railway station is Manjhauligram H, about 1.5 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 Manjhauligram H 1.5 km
Nearest town Fatwa 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bakhtiarpur 13 km
District headquarters Patna 30 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bakhtiarpur 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 2,899. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,455 residents.

Shahpur village has 1,579 males and 1,320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 874.

Shahpur covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Manjhauligram H, about 1.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 30 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Patna district. Manjhauligram H is about 1.5 km away. Fatwa is about 11 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rukunpura (under 2 km), Majhauli (under 2 km) and Chak Chhitu (2.1 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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