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About Shampur Village

Shampur is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 204, made up of 109 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.64 hectares hectares.

Shampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 16.64 hectares
Population 204
Male Population 109
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shampur compares

By the 2011 count Shampur is the 388th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 16.64 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

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 - 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 Shampur from other places

Shampur lies about 17 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Ganj Khawaja, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 8.5 km
District headquarters Chandauli 17 km
Nearest railway station Ganj Khawaja 17 km

Villages closest to Shampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chakia 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 204. That makes it the 388th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Shampur village has 109 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Shampur covers 16.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shampur falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shampur is Ganj Khawaja, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shampur.

Shampur is about 17 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shampur is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 8.5 km away. Chandauli is about 17 km away. Ganj Khawaja is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (under 2 km), Shahpurhata (under 2 km) and Shahpurwa Kalan (under 2 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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