# Shampur Village, Barharia, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barharia, Siwan 

# Shampur

Shampur is a village in Barharia sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,640 people in 266 households**, the 74th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 1,640people (2011)
- 266households
- 58.4%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Shampur PIN code and other codes

Shampur falls in Barharia sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRachopali
- Community development blockBarharia
- Census village code231496

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?

- Barharia (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)22 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)22 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?

11 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Falua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 88% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 22 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shampur · ■ Barharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****76%**

**67%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**12%

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 · ■ Barharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983**

**963

Working population ****33.5%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 49.0% for women. 48% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (23%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (8%) · **■** Marginal 329 (60%)

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 Barharia

- Hardiya1,716 people
- Kurwa1,711 people
- Barsara1,709 people
- Bhelpur1,645 people
- Khanpur1,594 people
- Khori Pakar Nilami1,589 people
- Paranpur1,586 people
- Kuahi1,581 people

[All 140 villages in Barharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/barharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shampur from Siwan?22 km by road
- What is the population of Shampur?1,640 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shampur in?Siwan district (Barharia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shampur?58.4% (Census 2011)