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About Shahpur Kalan Village

Shahpur Kalan is a mid sized village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,843, made up of 957 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271831, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur Kalan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Bhinga
Pincode 271831
Area (hectares) 274.32 hectares
Population 1,843
Male Population 957
Female Population 886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur Kalan is the 148th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 274.32 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Shahpur Kalan

Shahpur Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shahpur Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kalan from other places

Shahpur Kalan lies about 12 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Jharkhandi, about 26 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 Kalan
District headquarters Shrawasti 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhinga 13 km
Nearest railway station Jharkhandi 26 km

Villages closest to Shahpur Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shahpur Kalan village had a population of 1,843. That makes it the 148th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Shahpur Kalan village has 957 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur Kalan has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur Kalan is 271831. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur Kalan covers 274.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur Kalan falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur Kalan is Jharkhandi, about 26 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shahpur Kalan.

Shahpur Kalan is about 12 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur Kalan is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Shrawasti is about 12 km away. Bhinga is about 13 km away. Jharkhandi 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 Acharaura Shahpur (under 2 km), Fulwariya Shahpur (under 2 km) and Shahpur Pure Shivdin (under 2 km).

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

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