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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a large village in Sampatchak tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,108, made up of 2,140 males and 1,968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Sampatchak
Pincode 804453
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 4,108
Male Population 2,140
Female Population 1,968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 7th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,143 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 31 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Hilsa, about 3.7 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 Hilsa 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sampatchak 24 km
District headquarters Patna 31 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sampatchak 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 4,108. That makes it the 7th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,143 residents.

Shahpur village has 2,140 males and 1,968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 804453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur falls under Sampatchak tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Hilsa, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 31 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 Sampatchak tehsil of Patna district. Hilsa is about 3.7 km away. Sampatchak is about 24 km away. Patna is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nohpura (7.6 km), Rupaspur (15 km) and Dariapur (15 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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