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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Tarabganj tehsil, in the district of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,639, made up of 838 males and 801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gonda
Tehsil Tarabganj
Pincode 271303
Area (hectares) 98.18 hectares
Population 1,639
Male Population 838
Female Population 801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 166th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents. Its 98.18 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

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 5 - 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 37 km from Gonda, and the nearest railway station is Katra, about 4.8 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 Katra 4.8 km
Nearest town Ayodhya 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarabganj 22 km
District headquarters Gonda 37 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tarabganj 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 1,639. That makes it the 166th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,094 residents.

Shahpur village has 838 males and 801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 271303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 98.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Katra, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 37 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 Tarabganj tehsil of Gonda district. Katra is about 4.8 km away. Ayodhya is about 9.8 km away. Tarabganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ektanga (under 2 km), Fidaipur (under 2 km) and Kharagpur (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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