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About Shampur Village

Shampur is a small village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 150 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Shampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 150
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shampur compares

By the 2011 count Shampur is the 65th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

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 - 10 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 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 31 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Gunrajpur Dhama Halt 11 km
Nearest town Marhaura 15 km
District headquarters Saran 31 km

Villages closest to Shampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Taraiya 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 318. That makes it the 65th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Shampur village has 150 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Shampur covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shampur falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shampur is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Shampur.

Shampur is about 31 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 Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 5.1 km away. Gunrajpur Dhama Halt is about 11 km away. Marhaura is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sanpatia (under 2 km), Jimdaha (under 2 km) and Makundpur (under 2 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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