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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a large village in Biswan tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,296, made up of 1,745 males and 1,551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 443.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 261201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Biswan
Pincode 261201
Area (hectares) 443.42 hectares
Population 3,296
Male Population 1,745
Female Population 1,551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 55th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 443.42 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shahpur 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 from other places

Shahpur lies about 18 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Barai Jalalpur, about 6.5 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 Shahpur
Nearest railway station Barai Jalalpur 6.5 km
Nearest town Khairābād 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Biswan 15 km
District headquarters Sitapur 18 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Biswan 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 3,296. That makes it the 55th largest of the 339 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Shahpur village has 1,745 males and 1,551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Shahpur is 261201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shahpur covers 443.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Barai Jalalpur, about 6.5 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.

Shahpur is about 18 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Biswan tehsil of Sitapur district. Barai Jalalpur is about 6.5 km away. Khairābād is about 9.9 km away. Biswan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belwa Bahadurpur (under 2 km), Barchata (under 2 km) and Samsapur (1.6 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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