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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Ballia tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,298, made up of 608 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.67 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Ballia
Area (hectares) 147.67 hectares
Population 1,298
Male Population 608
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 186th largest of the 494 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,625 residents. Its 147.67 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 35 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Richha Road, about 12 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 town Shīshgarh 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Richha Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ballia 35 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ballia 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 1,298. That makes it the 186th largest of the 494 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,625 residents.

Shahpur village has 608 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Shahpur covers 147.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Ballia tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Richha Road, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 35 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Ballia tehsil of Ballia district. Shīshgarh is about 6.5 km away. Richha Road is about 12 km away. Ballia is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur Mutlke Amao (under 2 km), Sultanpur (3.2 km) and Chak Rasulpur (3.5 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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