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About Shampur Village

Shampur is a large village in Alinagar tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,530, made up of 1,859 males and 1,671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares.

Shampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Alinagar
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 3,530
Male Population 1,859
Female Population 1,671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shampur compares

By the 2011 count Shampur is the 16th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 95 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Wena, about 8.0 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 Wena 8.0 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Alinagar 26 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 95 km

Villages closest to Shampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Alinagar 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 3,530. That makes it the 16th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,774 residents.

Shampur village has 1,859 males and 1,671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Shampur covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shampur falls under Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shampur is Wena, about 8.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shampur.

Shampur is about 95 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shampur is in Alinagar tehsil of Darbhanga district. Wena is about 8.0 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 16 km away. Alinagar 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 Bhakura (6.0 km), Mohiuddipur (6.3 km) and Dhamsayn (9.6 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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