About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a large village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,569, made up of 1,854 males and 1,715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Khanpur
Pincode	848210
Area (hectares)	280 hectares
Population	3,569
Male Population	1,854
Female Population	1,715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 21st largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,632 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 138 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Dal Chapra, about 6.6 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	Dal Chapra	6.6 km
Nearest town	Reoti	8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khanpur	23 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	138 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanpur 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 3,569. That makes it the 21st largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,632 residents.

Shahpur village has 1,854 males and 1,715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 848210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Khanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Dal Chapra, about 6.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 138 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Khanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Dal Chapra is about 6.6 km away. Reoti is about 8.8 km away. Khanpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.