About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is one of the larger villages in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,547, made up of 7,272 males and 6,275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Sonepur
Pincode	841101
Area (hectares)	242 hectares
Population	13,547
Male Population	7,272
Female Population	6,275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	863
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

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 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 77 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Khemnichak, about 2.6 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	Khemnichak	2.6 km
Nearest town	Patna	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonepur	15 km
District headquarters	Saran	77 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonepur 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 13,547. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Shahpur village has 7,272 males and 6,275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 841101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 56 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur falls under Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Khemnichak, about 2.6 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 - 10 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 77 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. Khemnichak is about 2.6 km away. Patna is about 3.8 km away. Sonepur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.