About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a large village in Maharajganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,116, made up of 1,477 males and 1,639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Maharajganj
Area (hectares)	202 hectares
Population	3,116
Male Population	1,477
Female Population	1,639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,110
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 18th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

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 12 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, 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	Pachrukhi	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maharajganj	8.2 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	8.2 km
District headquarters	Siwan	12 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maharajganj 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 3,116. That makes it the 18th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,409 residents.

Shahpur village has 1,477 males and 1,639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Shahpur covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur falls under Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Pachrukhi, about 4.2 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 12 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Maharajganj tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 4.2 km away. Maharajganj is about 8.2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.