Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Shampur Shampur is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code 143505. The 2011 Census counted 585 people in 110 households, the 280th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 585 people (2011) - 110 households - 66.6% literacy - 143505 PIN code ## Shampur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shampur is 143505. Shampur falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code 143505 - Gram panchayat Shampur - Community development block Batala - Census village code 028739 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shampur from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ) 38 km by road - Batala (nearest town) 3 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## 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 - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Batala - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Batala - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Batala - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 14 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shampur known for? The main crops are paddy. Products made here include rice. About 92% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shampur Of every 100 households in Shampur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Shampur · ■ Batala rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 93% - Toilet within the home 57% 62% - No toilet (open defecation) 43% 36% - Tap water 2% 7% - Drinking water within premises 98% 96% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 42% 41% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 52% 56% - Use banking services 53% 59% - Television 81% 83% - Mobile phone 75% 71% - Computer with internet 4% 2% - Two-wheeler 53% 47% - Car / jeep / van 13% 6% - None of these assets 6% 4% - Own their home 94% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shampur? ■ Shampur · ■ Batala rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.6% 73.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 822 908 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 640 798 - Working population 51.5% 33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.6% for men and 60.8% for women. 55% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 233 (77%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Household industry 7 (2%) · ■ Other work 42 (14%) · ■ Marginal 15 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Batala - Gharkian 594 people - Langianwali 591 people - Pirowali 589 people - Adhowali 587 people - Kokalpur 581 people - Surjit Singhwala 573 people - Lalla 565 people - Awan 556 people All 360 villages in Batala ## Other places named Shampur - Shampur · Village, Dumri Katsari, Sheohar · 6,925 people - Shampur · Village, Adapur, Purba Champaran · 6,161 people - Shampur · Village, Colgong, Bhagalpur · 4,497 people - Shampur · Village, Colgong, Bhagalpur · 4,157 people - Shampur · Village, Alinagar, Darbhanga · 3,530 people - Shampur · Village, Basantpur, Siwan · 3,025 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shampur? 143505 - How far is Shampur from Gurdaspur? 38 km by road - What is the population of Shampur? 585 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shampur in? Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Shampur? 66.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/shampur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.