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About Shampur Village

Shampur is a small village in Kelapur tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 356, made up of 176 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 445323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Kelapur
Pincode 445323
Area (hectares) 198.54 hectares
Population 356
Male Population 176
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 96th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 198.54 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Shampur

Shampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shampur as Available within <5 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 77 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Seloo Road, about 3.8 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 Seloo Road 3.8 km
Nearest town Pipri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kelapur 32 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 77 km

Villages closest to Shampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kelapur 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 356. That makes it the 96th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Shampur village has 176 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Shampur is 445323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shampur covers 198.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shampur falls under Kelapur tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Shampur is Seloo Road, about 3.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shampur.

Shampur is about 77 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shampur is in Kelapur tehsil of Yavatmal district. Seloo Road is about 3.8 km away. Pipri is about 14 km away. Kelapur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patoda (11 km), Dongargaon (12 km) and Hiwardhari (15 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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