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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a large village in Badlapur tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,045, made up of 1,572 males and 1,473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302.98 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Badlapur
Area (hectares) 302.98 hectares
Population 3,045
Male Population 1,572
Female Population 1,473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 20th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents. Its 302.98 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 26 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 5.8 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
Tehsil headquarters Badlapur 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 5.8 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 24 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 26 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Badlapur 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 3,045. That makes it the 20th largest of the 386 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,136 residents.

Shahpur village has 1,572 males and 1,473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1043.

Shahpur covers 302.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 26 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Badlapur tehsil of Jaunpur district. Badlapur is about 4.9 km away. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 5.8 km away. Shāhganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai Gunja (under 2 km), Kamalpur (1.6 km) and Bangaon Patti (1.8 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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