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About Shampur Village

Shampur is a large village in Sangrampur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,827, made up of 1,426 males and 1,401 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Sangrampur
Pincode 845435
Area (hectares) 325 hectares
Population 2,827
Male Population 1,426
Female Population 1,401
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 13th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents. Its 325 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

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 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 41 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Brij Kishor Halt, about 2.7 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 Brij Kishor Halt 2.7 km
Nearest town Barauli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sangrampur 20 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 41 km

Villages closest to Shampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sangrampur 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 2,827. That makes it the 13th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents.

Shampur village has 1,426 males and 1,401 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Shampur is 845435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shampur covers 325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shampur is Brij Kishor Halt, about 2.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shampur.

Shampur is about 41 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 Sangrampur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Brij Kishor Halt is about 2.7 km away. Barauli is about 14 km away. Sangrampur 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 Gopalpur (7.8 km), Bishrampur Dubauliya (9.6 km) and Saraiya Baduraha (14 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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