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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 4 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.72 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Area (hectares) 29.72 hectares
Population 6
Male Population 4
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 500
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 29.72 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 157 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Kundaharnamganj, about 26 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 Lalganj 8.3 km
Nearest town Lālganj 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Kundaharnamganj 26 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 157 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lalganj 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 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Shahpur village has 4 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 500 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1080.

Shahpur covers 29.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shahpur falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Kundaharnamganj, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 157 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Lalganj is about 8.3 km away. Lālganj is about 8.3 km away. Kundaharnamganj 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 Jagarnath Pur (2.6 km), Sarvanpur (3.5 km) and Shekhpur Bachhauli (4.3 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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