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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Rosera tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 131 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.55 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Rosera
Area (hectares) 165.55 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 131
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 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 4,551 residents. Its 165.55 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Rusera Ghat, about 4.2 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
Nearest railway station Rusera Ghat 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rosera 5.2 km
District headquarters Samastipur 33 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rosera 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 253. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,551 residents.

Shahpur village has 131 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Shahpur covers 165.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahpur falls under Rosera tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Rusera Ghat, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 33 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 Rosera tehsil of Samastipur district. Rusera Ghat is about 4.2 km away. Rosera is about 5.2 km away. Samastipur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bataha (under 2 km), Khaira (2.0 km) and Mohiuddi Nagar (2.4 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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