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About Shampura Village

Shampura is a small village in Khilchipur tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 66 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 712 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.58 hectares hectares.

Shampura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampura village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Khilchipur
Area (hectares) 144.58 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 66
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 712
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shampura compares

By the 2011 count Shampura is the 263rd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 531 residents. Its 144.58 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Shampura

Shampura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shampura as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shampura from other places

Shampura lies about 14 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Karanwas, about 29 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 Shampura
Tehsil headquarters Khilchipur 6.6 km
District headquarters Rajgarh 14 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 14 km
Nearest railway station Karanwas 29 km

Villages closest to Shampura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shampura village had a population of 113. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 531 residents.

Shampura village has 66 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampura has about 712 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Shampura covers 144.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shampura falls under Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shampura is Karanwas, about 29 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 <5 km distance for Shampura.

Shampura is about 14 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shampura is in Khilchipur tehsil of Rajgarh district. Khilchipur is about 6.6 km away. Rajgarh is about 14 km away. Rājgarh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shyampura (under 2 km), Hinotia (under 2 km) and Laxmanpura (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shampura today is likely to be higher.

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