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About Shamshpura Village

Shamshpura is a large village in Parsa tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,189, made up of 1,140 males and 1,049 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.97 hectares hectares.

Shamshpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamshpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Parsa
Area (hectares) 117.97 hectares
Population 2,189
Male Population 1,140
Female Population 1,049
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 Shamshpura compares

By the 2011 count Shamshpura is the 23rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents. Its 117.97 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Shamshpura

Shamshpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shamshpura 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 Shamshpura from other places

Shamshpura lies about 14 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 7.3 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 Shamshpura
Nearest railway station Gunrajpur Dhama Halt 7.3 km
District headquarters Saran 14 km
Nearest town Marhaura 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Parsa 28 km

Villages closest to Shamshpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamshpura village had a population of 2,189. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents.

Shamshpura village has 1,140 males and 1,049 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamshpura has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Shamshpura covers 117.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shamshpura falls under Parsa tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shamshpura is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 7.3 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 Shamshpura.

Shamshpura 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.

Shamshpura is in Parsa tehsil of Saran district. Gunrajpur Dhama Halt is about 7.3 km away. Saran is about 14 km away. Marhaura 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 Sikti (1.9 km), Bankerwa (9.1 km) and Bankerwa Bhaw (9.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shamshpura today is likely to be higher.

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