About Shamapokhar Village

Shamapokhar is a mid sized village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 261 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamapokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamapokhar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Boarijor
Pincode	814165
Area (hectares)	96 hectares
Population	534
Male Population	261
Female Population	273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,046
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamapokhar compares

By the 2011 count Shamapokhar is the 79th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Shamapokhar

Shamapokhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shamapokhar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shamapokhar from other places

Shamapokhar lies about 34 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 21 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 Shamapokhar
Tehsil headquarters	Boarijor	11 km
Nearest railway station	Ammapali	21 km
Nearest town	Colgong	23 km
District headquarters	Godda	34 km

Villages closest to Shamapokhar

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 Shamapokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamapokhar village had a population of 534. That makes it the 79th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Shamapokhar village has 261 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamapokhar has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Shamapokhar is 814165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamapokhar covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shamapokhar falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shamapokhar is Ammapali, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shamapokhar.

Shamapokhar is about 34 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamapokhar is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Boarijor is about 11 km away. Ammapali is about 21 km away. Colgong is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.