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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a large village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,091, made up of 1,139 males and 952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.95 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Area (hectares) 216.95 hectares
Population 2,091
Male Population 1,139
Female Population 952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 83rd largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 216.95 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

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 <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shahpur from other places

Shahpur lies about 27 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Pilkhani, about 27 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 Behat 3.1 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 27 km
Nearest town Sahāranpur 27 km
Nearest railway station Pilkhani 27 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Behat 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 2,091. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Shahpur village has 1,139 males and 952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Shahpur covers 216.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Pilkhani, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Shahpur is about 27 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Behat is about 3.1 km away. Saharanpur is about 27 km away. Sahāranpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur Bans Aht (under 2 km), Shahpur Bans Must (under 2 km) and Shahpur Garha (under 2 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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