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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Bhanpur tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 884, made up of 460 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.5 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Bhanpur
Area (hectares) 95.5 hectares
Population 884
Male Population 460
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 127th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 850 residents. Its 95.5 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shahpur 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 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 138 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Khalispur, 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 Khalispur 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanpur 7.8 km
Nearest town Lalganj 29 km
District headquarters Basti 138 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhanpur 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 884. That makes it the 127th largest of the 397 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 850 residents.

Shahpur village has 460 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Shahpur covers 95.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Khalispur, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 138 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Bhanpur tehsil of Basti district. Khalispur is about 7.4 km away. Bhanpur is about 7.8 km away. Lalganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathpur (under 2 km), Gobarahia (4.0 km) and Belgari (4.4 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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