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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a large village in Nawabganj tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,689, made up of 1,995 males and 1,694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 524.98 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bara Banki
Tehsil Nawabganj
Area (hectares) 524.98 hectares
Population 3,689
Male Population 1,995
Female Population 1,694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
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 43rd largest of the 373 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents. Its 524.98 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

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 8.3 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Barabanki Junction, about 7.4 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 Barabanki Junction 7.4 km
District headquarters Bara Banki 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawabganj 8.9 km
Nearest town Nawābganj 8.9 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nawabganj 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 3,689. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 373 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,993 residents.

Shahpur village has 1,995 males and 1,694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Shahpur covers 524.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Nawabganj tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Barabanki Junction, about 7.4 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 8.3 km from Bara Banki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Nawabganj tehsil of Bara Banki district. Barabanki Junction is about 7.4 km away. Bara Banki is about 8.3 km away. Nawabganj is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shah Pur (under 2 km), Kaithi (under 2 km) and Saraiya (under 2 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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