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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Mahuadanr tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 797, made up of 394 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1068 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Mahuadanr
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 1068 hectares
Population 797
Male Population 394
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 32nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 1068 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within village. 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 from other places

Shahpur lies about 65 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 32 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 Mahuadanr 22 km
Nearest railway station Kajri 32 km
Nearest town Medininagar 39 km
District headquarters Latehar 65 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahuadanr 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 797. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Shahpur village has 394 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 1068 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahpur falls under Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Kajri, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 65 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district. Mahuadanr is about 22 km away. Kajri is about 32 km away. Medininagar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karkat (under 2 km), Gansa (5.9 km) and Adhe (11 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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