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About Shampur Village

Shampur is a large village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,025, made up of 1,580 males and 1,445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Basantpur
Pincode 841406
Area (hectares) 148.9 hectares
Population 3,025
Male Population 1,580
Female Population 1,445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 10th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 148.9 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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 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 29 km from Siwan, 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
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Barkagaon Halt 4.2 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 16 km
District headquarters Siwan 29 km

Villages closest to Shampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basantpur 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 3,025. That makes it the 10th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Shampur village has 1,580 males and 1,445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Shampur is 841406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shampur covers 148.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shampur falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan 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 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 29 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shampur is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Basantpur is about 2.4 km away. Barkagaon Halt is about 4.2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Babhnauli (under 2 km), Hussepur (1.5 km) and Karahi Kalan (1.9 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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