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About Shampur Village

Shampur is a large village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,948, made up of 1,459 males and 1,489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Pincode 841505
Area (hectares) 249.1 hectares
Population 2,948
Male Population 1,459
Female Population 1,489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 25th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 249.1 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Shampur

Shampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shampur as Available within 5 - 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 <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 20 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 7.1 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 Ratan Sarai 7.1 km
Nearest town Barauli 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 20 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 20 km

Villages closest to Shampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kuchaikote 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 2,948. That makes it the 25th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Shampur village has 1,459 males and 1,489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Shampur is 841505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shampur covers 249.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shampur falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shampur is Ratan Sarai, about 7.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shampur.

Shampur is about 20 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shampur is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Ratan Sarai is about 7.1 km away. Barauli is about 8.4 km away. Kuchaikote is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagarnathpur (under 2 km), Gopalpur (2.1 km) and Bishunpura (4.0 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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