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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 219 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.85 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 86.85 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 219
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 285th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 86.85 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

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. 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 17 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Ganj Khawaja, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 8.5 km
District headquarters Chandauli 17 km
Nearest railway station Ganj Khawaja 17 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakia 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 418. That makes it the 285th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Shahpur village has 219 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Shahpur covers 86.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shahpur falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Ganj Khawaja, about 17 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 and private bus service as Available for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 17 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 8.5 km away. Chandauli is about 17 km away. Ganj Khawaja is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpurhata (under 2 km), Shahpurwa Kalan (under 2 km) and Shahpurwa Khurd (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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