# Shampur Village, Sangrampur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/sangrampur/shampur/ Village · Sangrampur, Purba Champaran # Shampur Shampur is a village in Sangrampur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845435**. The 2011 Census counted **2,827 people in 447 households**, the 13th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%. - 2,827people (2011) - 447households - 64.0%literacy - 845435PIN code ## Shampur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shampur is 845435.** Shampur falls in Sangrampur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845435 - Gram panchayatBarwa - Community development blockSangrampur - Census village code218186 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? - Sangrampur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)35 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)35 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? 13 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 · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Areraj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Areraj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 70% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 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, 1 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shampur · ■ Sangrampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **6% Toilet within the home ****24%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **78% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****35%** **49% Television ****5%** **10% Mobile phone ****80%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **13% Own their home ****100%** **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 · ■ Sangrampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%** **59.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956** **967 Working population ****27.6%** **31.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 54.7% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 249 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 62 (8%) · **■** Marginal 346 (44%) 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 Sangrampur - Barwa5,100 people - Saraiya Baduraha4,565 people - Dumariya4,262 people - Pachbhirwa3,911 people - Nautan2,439 people - Murli1,868 people - Mathia1,826 people - Misir Tola1,615 people [All 25 villages in Sangrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/sangrampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shampur?845435 - How far is Shampur from Motihari?35 km by road - What is the population of Shampur?2,827 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shampur in?Purba Champaran district (Sangrampur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shampur?64.0% (Census 2011)