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About Shah Nagar Village

Shah Nagar is a small village in Mehsi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 6 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.4 hectares hectares.

Shah Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shah Nagar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Mehsi
Area (hectares) 6.4 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 6
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shah Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Shah Nagar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 6.4 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Shah Nagar

Shah Nagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shah Nagar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shah Nagar from other places

Shah Nagar lies about 42 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sahebganj, 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 Shah Nagar
Nearest town Sāhibganj 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Sahebganj 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehsi 16 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 42 km

Villages closest to Shah Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehsi 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 Shah Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shah Nagar village had a population of 13. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Shah Nagar village has 6 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shah Nagar has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Shah Nagar covers 6.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shah Nagar falls under Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shah Nagar is Sahebganj, about 3.7 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 - 10 km distance for Shah Nagar.

Shah Nagar is about 42 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shah Nagar is in Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sāhibganj is about 3.5 km away. Sahebganj is about 3.7 km away. Mehsi 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 Madhopur Phulwaria (under 2 km), Chak Abdul Ghani (1.5 km) and Chak Fatehullah (1.5 km).

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

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