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About Shahpur Jungle Village

Shahpur Jungle is a mid sized village in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,775, made up of 930 males and 845 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Jungle Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur Jungle village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Pincode 273155
Area (hectares) 173.53 hectares
Population 1,775
Male Population 930
Female Population 845
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur Jungle compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur Jungle is the 100th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 173.53 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Shahpur Jungle

Shahpur Jungle is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shahpur Jungle as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Shahpur Jungle from other places

Shahpur Jungle lies about 45 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Peppeganj, about 12 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 Jungle
Nearest railway station Peppeganj 12 km
Nearest town Gorakhpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 24 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 45 km

Villages closest to Shahpur Jungle

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 Shahpur Jungle

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur Jungle village had a population of 1,775. That makes it the 100th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Shahpur Jungle village has 930 males and 845 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur Jungle has about 909 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 Shahpur Jungle is 273155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur Jungle covers 173.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur Jungle falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur Jungle is Peppeganj, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shahpur Jungle.

Shahpur Jungle is about 45 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur Jungle is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Peppeganj is about 12 km away. Gorakhpur is about 19 km away. Pharenda 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 Sauraha (6.5 km), Deurwa (6.5 km) and Chainpur (8.4 km).

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

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