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About Shahpur Village

Shahpur is a mid sized village in Gauriganj tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,367, made up of 694 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.66 hectares hectares.

Shahpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shahpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sultanpur
Tehsil Gauriganj
Area (hectares) 194.66 hectares
Population 1,367
Male Population 694
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shahpur compares

By the 2011 count Shahpur is the 109th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents. Its 194.66 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Shahpur

Shahpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shahpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 46 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Waris Ganj Halt, 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
Nearest town Jais 11 km
Nearest railway station Waris Ganj Halt 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gauriganj 17 km
District headquarters Sultanpur 46 km

Villages closest to Shahpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gauriganj 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 1,367. That makes it the 109th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,536 residents.

Shahpur village has 694 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shahpur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 999.

Shahpur covers 194.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shahpur falls under Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shahpur is Waris Ganj Halt, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Shahpur.

Shahpur is about 46 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shahpur is in Gauriganj tehsil of Sultanpur district. Jais is about 11 km away. Waris Ganj Halt is about 12 km away. Gauriganj is about 17 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 Resi (under 2 km), Ajabgarh (under 2 km) and Balbhaddarpur (1.7 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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