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About Shampur Village

Shampur is a mid sized village in Sakra tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 901, made up of 473 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Sakra
Pincode 843102
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 901
Male Population 473
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shampur compares

By the 2011 count Shampur is the 97th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,537 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Shampur

The census records public bus service for Shampur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 119 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Karahdih, about 3.7 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 Karahdih 3.7 km
Nearest town Silao 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakra 18 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 119 km

Villages closest to Shampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sakra 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 901. That makes it the 97th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,537 residents.

Shampur village has 473 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Shampur is 843102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shampur covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shampur falls under Sakra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shampur is Karahdih, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shampur.

Shampur is about 119 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shampur is in Sakra tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Karahdih is about 3.7 km away. Silao is about 5.1 km away. Sakra is about 18 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 Juned (under 2 km), Baghnagri Urf Bishunpur Subas (2.1 km) and Beruadih (3.5 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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