# Shampur Village, Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Majhaulia, Pashchim Champaran 

# Shampur

Shampur is a village in Majhaulia sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,821 people in 515 households**, the 38th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.4%.

- 2,821people (2011)
- 515households
- 54.8%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Shampur PIN code and other codes

Shampur falls in Majhaulia sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaithniya Bhanachak
- Community development blockMajhaulia
- Census village code217346

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?

- Majhaulia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)20 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?

6 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○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
- ○Public library10+ 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 79% of the 312 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shampur · ■ Majhaulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**51%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****30%**

**45%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Majhaulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**54.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**957

Working population ****38.1%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 39.0% for women. 47% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 494 (46%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 546 (51%)

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 Majhaulia

- Bisambharpur3,358 people
- Semra Birit3,133 people
- Pakri Paras3,024 people
- Parsotimpur3,022 people
- Kunria2,764 people
- Basara2,718 people
- Mathia urf Bhataulia2,536 people
- Barwa2,374 people

[All 78 villages in Majhaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/majhaulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shampur from Bettiah?20 km by road
- What is the population of Shampur?2,821 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shampur in?Pashchim Champaran district (Majhaulia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shampur?54.8% (Census 2011)