# Shampur Village, Taraiya, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Taraiya, Saran 

# Shampur

Shampur is a village in Taraiya sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **318 people in 76 households**, the 68th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%.

- 318people (2011)
- 76households
- 81.9%literacy
- 1,120females per 1,000 males

## Shampur PIN code and other codes

Shampur falls in Taraiya sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMadhopur
- Community development blockTaraiya
- Census village code232957

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?

- Taraiya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)41 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)16 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?

5 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Taraia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amnour
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 77% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shampur · ■ Taraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**57%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****38%**

**56%

Television ****19%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Taraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**61.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1120**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**926

Working population ****33.6%**

**27.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 72.3% for women. 39% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 9 (8%) · **■** Marginal 91 (85%)

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 Taraiya

- Balua Mardan518 people
- Jimdaha442 people
- Rajwara Muqim396 people
- Kishunpura359 people
- Korar243 people
- Gain Harakhpur128 people
- Bawan56 people
- Sitalpur46 people

[All 86 villages in Taraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/taraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shampur from Chhapra?41 km by road
- What is the population of Shampur?318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shampur in?Saran district (Taraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shampur?81.9% (Census 2011)