# Shampur Village, Basantpur, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/shampur/ Village · Basantpur, Siwan # Shampur Shampur is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841406**. The 2011 Census counted **3,025 people in 573 households**, the 10th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 3,025people (2011) - 573households - 72.2%literacy - 841406PIN code ## Shampur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shampur is 841406.** Shampur falls in Basantpur sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - PIN code841406 - Gram panchayatSareya Srikant - Community development blockBasantpur - Census village code231685 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? - Basantpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)29 km by road - Siwan (nearest town)29 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? 8 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 · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Basantpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Husepumand - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhoura - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 76% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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, 36 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shampur · ■ Basantpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **1% Toilet within the home ****36%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****63%** **64% Television ****1%** **8% Mobile phone ****44%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **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 · ■ Basantpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **916 Working population ****30.0%** **25.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 62.2% for women. 41% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 157 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (16%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (5%) · **■** Marginal 543 (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 Basantpur - Kanhauli3,687 people - Sipah3,628 people - Balthara3,226 people - Jankinagar3,046 people - Barwa Kalan2,924 people - Barhoga Khurd2,893 people - Sekhpura2,873 people - Karahi Khurd2,815 people [All 41 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/basantpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shampur?841406 - How far is Shampur from Siwan?29 km by road - What is the population of Shampur?3,025 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shampur in?Siwan district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shampur?72.2% (Census 2011)