# Shampur Village, Colgong, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code (2)

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Village · Colgong, Bhagalpur 

# Shampur

Shampur is a village in Colgong sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar, PIN code **813203**. The 2011 Census counted **4,157 people in 855 households**, the 19th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 4,157people (2011)
- 855households
- 81.5%literacy
- 813203PIN code

## Shampur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shampur is 813203.** Shampur falls in Colgong sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code813203
- Gram panchayatKishundaspur
- Community development blockColgong
- Census village code239240

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shampur from nearby towns?

- Colgong (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Shampur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Shampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Colgong
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Colgong
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shampur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Shampur

Of every 100 households in Shampur in 2011, 62 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Shampur · ■ Colgong rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**78%

Tap water ****25%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**84%

Use banking services ****70%**

**42%

Television ****56%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****12%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**31%

Own their home ****70%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Shampur?

■ Shampur · ■ Colgong rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847**

**947

Working population ****26.8%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 74.5% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (20%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 697 (62%) · **■** Marginal 76 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Colgong

- Salempur Saini4,521 people
- Shampur4,497 people
- Dealpur4,400 people
- Oriap4,269 people
- Nandlalpur4,058 people
- Kalgiganj3,253 people
- Bansipur3,189 people
- Parsurampurchak3,186 people

[All 209 villages in Colgong](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/colgong/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shampur?813203
- How far is Shampur from Bhagalpur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Shampur?4,157 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shampur in?Bhagalpur district (Colgong sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shampur?81.5% (Census 2011)
