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About Shahpur Afga Village

Shahpur Afga is one of the larger villages in Belthara Road tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,884, made up of 2,963 males and 2,921 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.36 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Afga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur Afga village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Belthara Road
Area (hectares) 213.36 hectares
Population 5,884
Male Population 2,963
Female Population 2,921
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahpur Afga compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur Afga is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents. Its 213.36 hectares work out to about 28 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 975.

Getting to Shahpur Afga

Shahpur Afga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shahpur Afga 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahpur Afga from other places

Shahpur Afga lies about 28 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Bijauria, about 3.7 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 Afga
Nearest railway station Bijauria 3.7 km
Nearest town Nawābganj 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Belthara Road 28 km
District headquarters Ballia 28 km

Villages closest to Shahpur Afga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belthara Road 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 Afga

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur Afga village had a population of 5,884. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents.

Shahpur Afga village has 2,963 males and 2,921 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur Afga has about 986 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 975.

Shahpur Afga covers 213.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahpur Afga falls under Belthara Road tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur Afga is Bijauria, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Afga.

Shahpur Afga is about 28 km from Ballia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur Afga is in Belthara Road tehsil of Ballia district. Bijauria is about 3.7 km away. Nawābganj is about 6.0 km away. Belthara Road is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohmadpurjapti Mafi (6.2 km), Pachma (6.5 km) and Barnag Basantpur (8.1 km).

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

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