# Shampur Village, Alinagar, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Alinagar, Darbhanga 

# Shampur

Shampur is a village in Alinagar sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,530 people in 701 households**, the 16th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 3,530people (2011)
- 701households
- 42.8%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Shampur PIN code and other codes

Shampur falls in Alinagar sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNawanagar Narma
- Community development blockAlinagar
- Census village code227232

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?

- Alinagar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)45 km by road
- Benipur (nearest town)10 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public 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 school10+ km · Alinagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanjharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 36% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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, 3 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shampur · ■ Alinagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**86%

Tap water ****5%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**37%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**29%

Own their home ****95%**

**99%

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 · ■ Alinagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%**

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**953

Working population ****29.7%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 25.8% for women. 45% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 102 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (4%) · **■** Other work 148 (14%) · **■** Marginal 754 (72%)

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 Alinagar

- Kortho *3,860 people
- Andauli3,799 people
- Sisouni3,724 people
- Antaur3,541 people
- Sohat3,144 people
- Lahata3,069 people
- Nuruddinpur Dost3,030 people
- Rampur Udai3,022 people

[All 44 villages in Alinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/alinagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shampur from Darbhanga?45 km by road
- What is the population of Shampur?3,530 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shampur in?Darbhanga district (Alinagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shampur?42.8% (Census 2011)