About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,403, made up of 717 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.93 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Handia
Area (hectares)	65.93 hectares
Population	1,403
Male Population	717
Female Population	686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 244th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 65.93 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

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. 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 50 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Atraura Halt, about 9.9 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 Shahpur
Nearest railway station	Atraura Halt	9.9 km
Nearest town	Gyānpur	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Handia	16 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	50 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

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

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Common questions about Shahpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur village had a population of 1,403. That makes it the 244th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Shahpur village has 717 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Shahpur covers 65.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Atraura Halt, about 9.9 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 village and private bus service as Available for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 50 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Atraura Halt is about 9.9 km away. Gyānpur is about 15 km away. Handia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.