# Shampur Village, Adapur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/adapur/shampur/ Village · Adapur, Purba Champaran # Shampur Shampur is a village in Adapur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,161 people in 1,282 households**, the 6th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%. - 6,161people (2011) - 1,282households - 61.4%literacy - 925females per 1,000 males ## Shampur PIN code and other codes Shampur falls in Adapur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatShyampur - Community development blockAdapur - Census village code217535 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? - Adapur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)45 km by road - Raxaul (nearest town)13 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? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Shampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Raxaul - ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 69% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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, 9 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Shampur · ■ Adapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **4% Toilet within the home ****41%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **97% Use banking services ****70%** **32% Television ****25%** **7% Mobile phone ****70%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****12%** **20% Own their home ****92%** **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 · ■ Adapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%** **52.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **886 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **951 Working population ****31.9%** **38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.8% for men and 53.3% for women. 49% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 112 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 932 (47%) · **■** Household industry 46 (2%) · **■** Other work 770 (39%) · **■** Marginal 108 (5%) 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 Adapur - Anhara7,747 people - Auraia7,598 people - Sirsia Kalan7,278 people - Bhawanipur6,690 people - Lachhimipur Pokhariya6,090 people - Gamharia Kalan6,059 people - Barwa5,760 people - Belahiya5,410 people [All 60 villages in Adapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/adapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shampur from Motihari?45 km by road - What is the population of Shampur?6,161 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shampur in?Purba Champaran district (Adapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shampur?61.4% (Census 2011)