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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Dehri tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 89, made up of 49 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 816 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dehri
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 89
Male Population 49
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 816
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

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 33 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Pahleja, about 8.3 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 Pahleja 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dehri 14 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 14 km
District headquarters Rohtas 33 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dehri 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 89. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents.

Shahpur village has 49 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 816 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Shahpur covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahpur falls under Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Pahleja, about 8.3 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 33 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 Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district. Pahleja is about 8.3 km away. Dehri is about 14 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudhmi (under 2 km), Chaknaha (under 2 km) and Patanawa (under 2 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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