About Shampur Village

Shampur is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 50 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Boarijor
Pincode	814147
Area (hectares)	12 hectares
Population	98
Male Population	50
Female Population	48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shampur compares

By the 2011 count Shampur is the 209th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Shampur

Shampur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shampur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 41 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 20 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	Boarijor	7.2 km
Nearest railway station	Kalian Chak	20 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	24 km
District headquarters	Godda	41 km

Villages closest to Shampur

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

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Common questions about Shampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shampur village had a population of 98. That makes it the 209th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Shampur village has 50 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Shampur is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shampur covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shampur falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shampur is Kalian Chak, about 20 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 - 10 km distance for Shampur.

Shampur is about 41 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shampur is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 7.2 km away. Kalian Chak is about 20 km away. Sāhibganj is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.