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About Shampur Village

Shampur is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 654, made up of 313 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144037
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 654
Male Population 313
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shampur compares

By the 2011 count Shampur is the 161st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Shampur

Shampur 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 Shampur 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 <5 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 28 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bilga, about 2.2 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 Bilga 2.2 km
Nearest town Jandiāla 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 14 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 28 km

Villages closest to Shampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 654. That makes it the 161st largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Shampur village has 313 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Shampur is 144037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shampur covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shampur falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shampur is Bilga, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Shampur is about 28 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shampur is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bilga is about 2.2 km away. Jandiāla is about 9.8 km away. Phillaur 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 Pharwala (1.7 km), Saidowal (1.9 km) and Kandola Khurd (2.3 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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