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About Shah Pur Bujurg Village

Shah Pur Bujurg is a small village in Gola tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 156 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 788 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.3 hectares hectares.

Shah Pur Bujurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shah Pur Bujurg village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Gola
Area (hectares) 14.3 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 156
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 788
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 Shah Pur Bujurg compares

By the 2011 count Shah Pur Bujurg is the 421st largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 790 residents. Its 14.3 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Shah Pur Bujurg

Shah Pur Bujurg is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shah Pur Bujurg 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 Shah Pur Bujurg from other places

Shah Pur Bujurg lies about 148 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Babatpur, about 10 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 Shah Pur Bujurg
Tehsil headquarters Gola 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Babatpur 10 km
Nearest town Varanasi 19 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 148 km

Villages closest to Shah Pur Bujurg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gola 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 Shah Pur Bujurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Shah Pur Bujurg village had a population of 279. That makes it the 421st largest of the 587 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 790 residents.

Shah Pur Bujurg village has 156 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shah Pur Bujurg has about 788 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Shah Pur Bujurg covers 14.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shah Pur Bujurg falls under Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shah Pur Bujurg is Babatpur, about 10 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 Shah Pur Bujurg.

Shah Pur Bujurg is about 148 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shah Pur Bujurg is in Gola tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Gola is about 3.9 km away. Babatpur is about 10 km away. Varanasi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patkhauli (under 2 km), Jagdishpur (1.7 km) and Mohanpur (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shah Pur Bujurg today is likely to be higher.

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