# Shampur Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Shampur

Shampur is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar, PIN code **811211**. The 2011 Census counted **640 people in 143 households**, the 70th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 640people (2011)
- 143households
- 47.4%literacy
- 811211PIN code

## Shampur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shampur is 811211.** Shampur falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- PIN code811211
- Gram panchayatBahira
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code242988

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?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)28 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lohchi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Parsando
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 68% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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, 0 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Shampur · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**81%

Tap water ****5%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****42%**

**56%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.4%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**940

Working population ****29.4%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.0% for men and 36.2% for women. 47% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 12 (6%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 170 (90%)

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 Kharagpur

- Ghorakhar682 people
- Pakari677 people
- Manpur655 people
- Galimpur653 people
- Bosdeopur634 people
- Jagdispur632 people
- Nisahara610 people
- Bhimband590 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shampur?811211
- How far is Shampur from Munger?28 km by road
- What is the population of Shampur?640 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shampur in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shampur?47.4% (Census 2011)