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About Shahnewazpur Village

Shahnewazpur is a large village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,769, made up of 1,424 males and 1,345 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares.

Shahnewazpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahnewazpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 2,769
Male Population 1,424
Female Population 1,345
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahnewazpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahnewazpur is the 18th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Shahnewazpur

Shahnewazpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahnewazpur as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahnewazpur from other places

Shahnewazpur lies about 26 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 5.0 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 Shahnewazpur
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 1.5 km
Nearest railway station Parsa Kerwan Halt 5.0 km
Nearest town Marhaura 9.7 km
District headquarters Saran 26 km

Villages closest to Shahnewazpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taraiya 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 Shahnewazpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahnewazpur village had a population of 2,769. That makes it the 18th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Shahnewazpur village has 1,424 males and 1,345 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahnewazpur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Shahnewazpur covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahnewazpur falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahnewazpur is Parsa Kerwan Halt, about 5.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shahnewazpur.

Shahnewazpur is about 26 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahnewazpur is in Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 1.5 km away. Parsa Kerwan Halt is about 5.0 km away. Marhaura is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachbhinda (under 2 km), Murlipur (under 2 km) and Taraia (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shahnewazpur today is likely to be higher.

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