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About Shahpur Chandan Village

Shahpur Chandan is a mid sized village in Mahua tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 270 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Chandan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur Chandan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Mahua
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 270
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur Chandan compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur Chandan is the 104th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Shahpur Chandan

Shahpur Chandan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahpur Chandan as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chandan from other places

Shahpur Chandan lies about 42 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Gram Kharika, about 11 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 Chandan
Tehsil headquarters Mahua 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Gram Kharika 11 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 19 km
District headquarters Vaishali 42 km

Villages closest to Shahpur Chandan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur Chandan village had a population of 510. That makes it the 104th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Shahpur Chandan village has 270 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur Chandan has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Shahpur Chandan covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur Chandan falls under Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur Chandan is Gram Kharika, about 11 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 km distance for Shahpur Chandan.

Shahpur Chandan is about 42 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur Chandan is in Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district. Mahua is about 5.2 km away. Gram Kharika is about 11 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mirzapur (under 2 km), Manikpur Thegu Urf Akhtiarpur (under 2 km) and Rasulpur Mobarak Urf Manikpur (under 2 km).

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

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