About Shampura Village

Shampura is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,582, made up of 828 males and 754 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shampura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampura village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode	143604
Area (hectares)	535 hectares
Population	1,582
Male Population	828
Female Population	754
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Shampura compares

By the 2011 count Shampura is the 16th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 535 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Shampura

Shampura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shampura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shampura from other places

Shampura lies about 45 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Ramdas, about 1.9 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
Nearest railway station	Ramdas	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Baba Nanak	11 km
Nearest town	Ajnāla	22 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	45 km

Villages closest to Shampura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shampura village had a population of 1,582. That makes it the 16th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Shampura village has 828 males and 754 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampura has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Shampura is 143604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shampura covers 535 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shampura falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shampura is Ramdas, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shampura.

Shampura is about 45 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shampura is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Ramdas is about 1.9 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 11 km away. Ajnāla is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.