About Shampur Village

Shampur is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 77 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Litipara
Pincode	816104
Area (hectares)	123.21 hectares
Population	158
Male Population	77
Female Population	81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,052
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shampur compares

By the 2011 count Shampur is the 156th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 123.21 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

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 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 34 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Poreyahat, about 33 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	Litipara	13 km
Nearest railway station	Poreyahat	33 km
District headquarters	Pakur	34 km

Villages closest to Shampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Litipara 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 158. That makes it the 156th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Shampur village has 77 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Shampur is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shampur covers 123.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shampur falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shampur is Poreyahat, about 33 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 10+ km distance for Shampur.

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

Shampur is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 13 km away. Poreyahat is about 33 km away. Pakur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.