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About Shampur Village

Shampur is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 153 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shampur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723132
Area (hectares) 93.08 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 153
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
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 Shampur compares

By the 2011 count Shampur is the 156th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 93.08 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

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 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. The nearest villages by name are Saharbera, Saldiha, Sarjujoria and Seja. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 317. That makes it the 156th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Shampur village has 153 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shampur has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Shampur is 723132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shampur covers 93.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shampur falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Shampur notes the nearest railway station 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 Shampur.

Shampur is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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