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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is one of the larger villages in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,640, made up of 2,928 males and 2,712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 5,640
Male Population 2,928
Female Population 2,712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 819 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

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. The nearest villages by name are Sahiyar, Salaia Khurd, Salaiya and Salwe. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 5,640. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 819 residents.

Shahpur village has 2,928 males and 2,712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 41 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur falls under Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Shahpur notes the nearest railway station 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 in Nawadiha Bazar Nawadiha tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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