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About Shahpur Khurd Village

Shahpur Khurd is a large village in Chehra Kalan tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,278, made up of 1,727 males and 1,551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur Khurd village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Chehra Kalan
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 3,278
Male Population 1,727
Female Population 1,551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shahpur Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur Khurd is the 15th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,674 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Shahpur Khurd

Shahpur Khurd is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shahpur Khurd as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahpur Khurd from other places

Shahpur Khurd lies about 34 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Bennipatti Pirapur, about 9.5 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 Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Chehra Kalan 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Bennipatti Pirapur 9.5 km
Nearest town Lālganj 23 km
District headquarters Vaishali 34 km

Villages closest to Shahpur Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chehra Kalan 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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur Khurd village had a population of 3,278. That makes it the 15th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,674 residents.

Shahpur Khurd village has 1,727 males and 1,551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur Khurd has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Shahpur Khurd covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur Khurd falls under Chehra Kalan tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur Khurd is Bennipatti Pirapur, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Shahpur Khurd is about 34 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur Khurd is in Chehra Kalan tehsil of Vaishali district. Chehra Kalan is about 2.3 km away. Bennipatti Pirapur is about 9.5 km away. Lālganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalpur Birbhan (under 2 km), Chainpur (under 2 km) and Chak Suleman (1.7 km).

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

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