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About Shahabad Village

Shahabad is one of the larger villages in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,960, made up of 4,663 males and 4,297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahabad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Pincode 273165
Area (hectares) 407.78 hectares
Population 8,960
Male Population 4,663
Female Population 4,297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shahabad compares

By the 2011 count Shahabad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 407.78 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Shahabad

Shahabad 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 Shahabad 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 Shahabad from other places

Shahabad lies about 38 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Bridgemanganj, about under 2 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 Shahabad
Nearest railway station Bridgemanganj under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 14 km
Nearest town Bānsi 26 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 38 km

Villages closest to Shahabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahabad village had a population of 8,960. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Shahabad village has 4,663 males and 4,297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahabad has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Shahabad is 273165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahabad covers 407.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shahabad falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahabad is Bridgemanganj, about under 2 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 Shahabad.

Shahabad is about 38 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahabad is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Bridgemanganj is about under 2 km away. Pharenda is about 14 km away. Bānsi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hata Bela Harraiya (under 2 km), Bela (1.7 km) and Belauhi (1.7 km).

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

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