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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 97 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Jalalgarh
Pincode 854327
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 97
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

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
Nearest railway station Telta 12 km
Nearest town Kasba 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalgarh 25 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 Jalalgarh 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 175. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Shahpur village has 97 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 854327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur falls under Jalalgarh 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 Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. Telta is about 12 km away. Kasba is about 19 km away. Jalalgarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatauli (12 km), Hakka (13 km) and Bijulia (17 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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