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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a large village in Nauhatta tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,906, made up of 2,615 males and 2,291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 876 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Nauhatta
Pincode 852123
Area (hectares) 343.06 hectares
Population 4,906
Male Population 2,615
Female Population 2,291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 876
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 9th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents. Its 343.06 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

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 5.2 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Saharsa Junction, about 5.2 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 Nauhatta 5.2 km
District headquarters Saharsa 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Saharsa Junction 5.2 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nauhatta 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 4,906. That makes it the 9th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents.

Shahpur village has 2,615 males and 2,291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 876 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 852123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 343.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Saharsa Junction, about 5.2 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 5.2 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district. Nauhatta is about 5.2 km away. Saharsa is about 5.2 km away. Saharsa Junction is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aunira Ramauli (10 km), Murajpur (10 km) and Mohanpur (10 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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