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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,353, made up of 703 males and 650 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 1,353
Male Population 703
Female Population 650
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 212th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 50 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Kanth, about 9.6 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 Kanth 9.6 km
Nearest town Kānth 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 25 km
District headquarters Bijnor 50 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhampur 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 1,353. That makes it the 212th largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Shahpur village has 703 males and 650 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Shahpur covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Kanth, about 9.6 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 village for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 50 km from Bijnor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Kanth is about 9.6 km away. Kānth is about 10 km away. Dhampur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aurangshahpur Banwari (under 2 km), Kashipur Shahpur (under 2 km) and Shahpur Harra1a (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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