About Shampur Kotraha Village

Shampur Kotraha is one of the larger villages in Nautan tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,020, made up of 2,705 males and 2,315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845459, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shampur Kotraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur Kotraha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Nautan
Pincode	845459
Area (hectares)	610 hectares
Population	5,020
Male Population	2,705
Female Population	2,315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	856
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shampur Kotraha compares

By the 2011 count Shampur Kotraha is the 17th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,620 residents. Its 610 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Shampur Kotraha

Shampur Kotraha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shampur Kotraha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shampur Kotraha from other places

Shampur Kotraha lies about 112 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sham Kauria, about 5.4 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 Kotraha
Nearest railway station	Sham Kauria	5.4 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nautan	25 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	112 km

Villages closest to Shampur Kotraha

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

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Common questions about Shampur Kotraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Shampur Kotraha village had a population of 5,020. That makes it the 17th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,620 residents.

Shampur Kotraha village has 2,705 males and 2,315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur Kotraha has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Shampur Kotraha is 845459. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shampur Kotraha covers 610 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shampur Kotraha falls under Nautan tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shampur Kotraha is Sham Kauria, about 5.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shampur Kotraha.

Shampur Kotraha is about 112 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shampur Kotraha is in Nautan tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Sham Kauria is about 5.4 km away. Marhaura is about 10 km away. Nautan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.