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About Shahapur Village

Shahapur is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,589, made up of 1,315 males and 1,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Pincode 222139
Area (hectares) 240 hectares
Population 2,589
Male Population 1,315
Female Population 1,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shahapur compares

By the 2011 count Shahapur is the 67th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 240 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Shahapur

Shahapur 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 Shahapur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Shahapur from other places

Shahapur lies about 35 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Didarganj Road, about 4.5 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 Shahapur
Nearest railway station Didarganj Road 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 8.8 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 8.8 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 35 km

Villages closest to Shahapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahganj 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 Shahapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahapur village had a population of 2,589. That makes it the 67th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Shahapur village has 1,315 males and 1,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahapur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Shahapur is 222139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahapur covers 240 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahapur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahapur is Didarganj Road, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shahapur.

Shahapur is about 35 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahapur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Didarganj Road is about 4.5 km away. Shahganj is about 8.8 km away. Shāhganj is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Goharia (under 2 km), Chak Suitha (under 2 km) and Kayam Ganj (under 2 km).

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

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