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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,141, made up of 597 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Raghunathpur
Area (hectares) 176 hectares
Population 1,141
Male Population 597
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 38th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 176 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

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 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 Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Chhata Aschaura, about 22 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
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur 4.0 km
Nearest town Maniar 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Chhata Aschaura 22 km
District headquarters Siwan 25 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghunathpur 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 1,141. That makes it the 38th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Shahpur village has 597 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Shahpur covers 176 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Chhata Aschaura, about 22 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 Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 25 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 Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Raghunathpur is about 4.0 km away. Maniar is about 7.8 km away. Chhata Aschaura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakra (under 2 km), Adamanpur (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (under 2 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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