About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Dawath tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 708 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.6 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Dawath
Area (hectares)	65.6 hectares
Population	1,331
Male Population	708
Female Population	623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
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 Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 22nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents. Its 65.6 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shahpur 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 Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 85 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bikramganj, about 14 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	Dawath	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Bikramganj	14 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	85 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

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

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Common questions about Shahpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,493 residents.

Shahpur village has 708 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Shahpur covers 65.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur falls under Dawath tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Bikramganj, about 14 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 Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 85 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Dawath tehsil of Rohtas district. Dawath is about 5.0 km away. Bikramganj is about 14 km away. Rohtas is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.