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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a large village in Colonelganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,003, made up of 1,586 males and 1,417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.05 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Colonelganj
Area (hectares) 373.05 hectares
Population 3,003
Male Population 1,586
Female Population 1,417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 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 71st largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents. Its 373.05 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

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 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 30 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Sarju, about 11 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 Sarju 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Colonelganj 12 km
District headquarters Gonda 30 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Colonelganj 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 3,003. That makes it the 71st largest of the 384 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,125 residents.

Shahpur village has 1,586 males and 1,417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Shahpur covers 373.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Sarju, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 30 km from Gonda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Colonelganj tehsil of Gonda district. Sarju is about 11 km away. Colonelganj is about 12 km away. Gonda is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanawa (under 2 km), Pure Ajab (under 2 km) and Bardaha (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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