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About Shampur Village

Shampur is a small village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 125 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, 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 Pathargama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 125
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shampur compares

By the 2011 count Shampur is the 108th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

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 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 5 - 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 12 km from Pathargama, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 16 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 Pathargama 12 km
Nearest railway station Godda 16 km

Villages closest to Shampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathargama 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 252. That makes it the 108th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Shampur village has 125 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Shampur is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shampur covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shampur falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shampur is Godda, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shampur.

Shampur is about 12 km from Pathargama in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shampur is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Pathargama is about 12 km away. Godda 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 Mahuasol (3.7 km), Parua (4.1 km) and Dhibabandh (4.2 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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