About Shampur Village

Shampur is a small village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 164 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Barharwa
Pincode	816119
Area (hectares)	52 hectares
Population	335
Male Population	164
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
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 92nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

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 40 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 5.8 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
Nearest railway station	Bakudi	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barharwa	10 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	14 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	40 km

Villages closest to Shampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharwa 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 335. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Shampur village has 164 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Shampur is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shampur covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shampur falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Shampur is Bakudi, about 5.8 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 40 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shampur is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bakudi is about 5.8 km away. Barharwa is about 10 km away. Rājmahal is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.