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About Shahjerpur Village

Shahjerpur is a mid sized village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,182, made up of 549 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahjerpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahjerpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 276304
Area (hectares) 27.6 hectares
Population 1,182
Male Population 549
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shahjerpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahjerpur is the 204th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 27.6 hectares work out to about 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Shahjerpur

Shahjerpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shahjerpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahjerpur from other places

Shahjerpur lies about 107 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Kansrai, about 3.1 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 Shahjerpur
Nearest railway station Sarai Kansrai 3.1 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 24 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 107 km

Villages closest to Shahjerpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahjerpur village had a population of 1,182. That makes it the 204th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Shahjerpur village has 549 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahjerpur has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Shahjerpur is 276304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahjerpur covers 27.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 43 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahjerpur falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahjerpur is Sarai Kansrai, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shahjerpur.

Shahjerpur is about 107 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahjerpur is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Sarai Kansrai is about 3.1 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 23 km away. Phulpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khurchanda (2.1 km), Chak Jujhari (2.1 km) and Manjharia (2.1 km).

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

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