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About Shahpur Buzurg Village

Shahpur Buzurg is a mid sized village in Patepur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,565, made up of 823 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Buzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur Buzurg village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Vaishali
Tehsil Patepur
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 1,565
Male Population 823
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahpur Buzurg compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur Buzurg is the 78th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Shahpur Buzurg

Shahpur Buzurg is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahpur Buzurg as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahpur Buzurg from other places

Shahpur Buzurg lies about 96 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Narhan, about 9.0 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 Shahpur Buzurg
Nearest railway station Narhan 9.0 km
Nearest town Rusera 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Patepur 22 km
District headquarters Vaishali 96 km

Villages closest to Shahpur Buzurg

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur Buzurg village had a population of 1,565. That makes it the 78th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,682 residents.

Shahpur Buzurg village has 823 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur Buzurg has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Shahpur Buzurg covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur Buzurg falls under Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur Buzurg is Narhan, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shahpur Buzurg.

Shahpur Buzurg is about 96 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur Buzurg is in Patepur tehsil of Vaishali district. Narhan is about 9.0 km away. Rusera is about 11 km away. Patepur 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 Shahbazpur (under 2 km), Mirpur (6.9 km) and Jhil Baraila (7.3 km).

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

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