About Shampur Village

Shampur is one of the larger villages in Adapur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,161, made up of 3,200 males and 2,961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares.

Shampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Adapur
Area (hectares)	239 hectares
Population	6,161
Male Population	3,200
Female Population	2,961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shampur compares

By the 2011 count Shampur is the 6th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Shampur

Shampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 from other places

Shampur lies about 34 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Adapur, about under 2 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	Adapur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Raxaul	11 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	34 km

Villages closest to Shampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shampur village had a population of 6,161. That makes it the 6th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,406 residents.

Shampur village has 3,200 males and 2,961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 883.

Shampur covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shampur falls under Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shampur is Adapur, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shampur.

Shampur is about 34 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shampur is in Adapur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Adapur is about under 2 km away. Raxaul is about 11 km away. Purba Champaran is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.