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About Shampur Village

Shampur is a large village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,497, made up of 2,401 males and 2,096 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813203
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 4,497
Male Population 2,401
Female Population 2,096
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shampur compares

By the 2011 count Shampur is the 15th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 136 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Shampur

Shampur 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 Shampur as Available within 10+ 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 Shampur from other places

Shampur lies about 29 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kahalgaon, about 2.7 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 Shampur
Nearest railway station Kahalgaon 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 2.8 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 29 km

Villages closest to Shampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shampur village had a population of 4,497. That makes it the 15th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Shampur village has 2,401 males and 2,096 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Shampur is 813203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shampur covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 136 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shampur falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shampur is Kahalgaon, about 2.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shampur.

Shampur is about 29 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shampur is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kahalgaon is about 2.7 km away. Colgong is about 2.8 km away. Bhagalpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalgiganj (under 2 km), Jan Mahammadpur (under 2 km) and Jan Mahammadpur Mahadeo (under 2 km).

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

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