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About Shahopur Village

Shahopur is a mid sized village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 862, made up of 436 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares.

Shahopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahopur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 862
Male Population 436
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahopur compares

By the 2011 count Shahopur is the 77th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Shahopur

Shahopur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shahopur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shahopur from other places

Shahopur lies about 32 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Chhotaki Masaudhi Halt, about 8.4 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 Shahopur
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Chhotaki Masaudhi Halt 8.4 km
Nearest town Masaurhi Buzurg 9.6 km
District headquarters Patna 32 km

Villages closest to Shahopur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanarua 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 Shahopur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahopur village had a population of 862. That makes it the 77th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Shahopur village has 436 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahopur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 931.

Shahopur covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahopur falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahopur is Chhotaki Masaudhi Halt, about 8.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shahopur.

Shahopur is about 32 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahopur is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Dhanarua is about 6.0 km away. Chhotaki Masaudhi Halt is about 8.4 km away. Masaurhi Buzurg is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mozaffarpur (under 2 km), Sewai (under 2 km) and Binaikapali (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shahopur today is likely to be higher.

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