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About Shampur Village

Shampur is a mid sized village in Ishupur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 377 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Ishupur
Pincode 841411
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 819
Male Population 377
Female Population 442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,172
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shampur compares

By the 2011 count Shampur is the 50th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Shampur

Shampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. 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 - 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 14 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 4.2 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 Barkagaon Halt 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ishupur 14 km
District headquarters Saran 14 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 16 km

Villages closest to Shampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ishupur 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 819. That makes it the 50th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Shampur village has 377 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Shampur is 841411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shampur covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shampur falls under Ishupur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shampur is Barkagaon Halt, about 4.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 14 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shampur is in Ishupur tehsil of Saran district. Barkagaon Halt is about 4.2 km away. Ishupur is about 14 km away. Saran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piprahia (9.1 km), Gobinapur (9.7 km) and Salempur (9.7 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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