About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 374 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Karakat
Area (hectares)	48 hectares
Population	736
Male Population	374
Female Population	362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
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 97th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 48 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

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 74 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bikramganj, about 3.4 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	Karakat	2.2 km
Nearest railway station	Bikramganj	3.4 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	74 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karakat 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 736. That makes it the 97th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Shahpur village has 374 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Shahpur covers 48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Bikramganj, about 3.4 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 74 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 Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 2.2 km away. Bikramganj is about 3.4 km away. Rohtas is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.