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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a large village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,500, made up of 1,275 males and 1,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 2,500
Male Population 1,275
Female Population 1,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 31st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

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 26 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 12 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 Baisi 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Telta 12 km
Nearest town Kasba 19 km
District headquarters Purnia 26 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baisi 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 2,500. That makes it the 31st largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Shahpur village has 1,275 males and 1,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Shahpur covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Telta, about 12 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 26 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 5.0 km away. Telta is about 12 km away. Kasba is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khoksa (under 2 km), Dogharia (1.9 km) and Khutia (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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