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About Shahapur Village

Shahapur is a large village in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,180, made up of 2,148 males and 2,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2234.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahapur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katkamsandi
Pincode 825334
Area (hectares) 2234.2 hectares
Population 4,180
Male Population 2,148
Female Population 2,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahapur compares

By the 2011 count Shahapur is the 5th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 2234.2 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Shahapur

Shahapur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahapur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shahapur from other places

Shahapur lies about 26 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 3.9 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 Shahapur
Nearest railway station Kathautia 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Katkamsandi 26 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 26 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 26 km

Villages closest to Shahapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahapur village had a population of 4,180. That makes it the 5th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Shahapur village has 2,148 males and 2,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahapur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Shahapur is 825334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahapur covers 2234.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahapur falls under Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shahapur is Kathautia, about 3.9 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 village for Shahapur.

Shahapur is about 26 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahapur is in Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kathautia is about 3.9 km away. Katkamsandi is about 26 km away. Hazaribagh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hesa Kudar (1.6 km), Guri (2.4 km) and Banjhia (2.8 km).

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

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