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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Kunda tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 119 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kunda
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 119
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 50th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 395 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

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 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 19 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Shivpur, about 46 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 Kunda 4.5 km
District headquarters Chatra 19 km
Nearest town Chatrā 19 km
Nearest railway station Shivpur 46 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kunda 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 234. That makes it the 50th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 395 residents.

Shahpur village has 119 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur falls under Kunda tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Shivpur, about 46 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 19 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Kunda tehsil of Chatra district. Kunda is about 4.5 km away. Chatra is about 19 km away. Chatrā 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 Medwadih (under 2 km), Dokwa (under 2 km) and Ichatu (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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