# Shampura Village, Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/shampura/ Village · Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur # Shampura Shampura is a village in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143604**. The 2011 Census counted **1,582 people in 320 households**, the 16th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 1,582people (2011) - 320households - 76.7%literacy - 143604PIN code ## Shampura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shampura is 143604.** Shampura falls in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143604 - Gram panchayatShampura - Community development blockDera Baba Nanak - Census village code028982 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shampura from nearby towns? - Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)48 km by road - Ramdas (nearest town)4 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 Shampura? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Shampura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Singhpura - ○Degree college10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Shampura known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 89% of the 535 hectares of village land is sown, and 475 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 Shampura Of every 100 households in Shampura in 2011, 97 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Shampura · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****60%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **40% Tap water ****1%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%** **58% Use banking services ****73%** **57% Television ****84%** **84% Mobile phone ****45%** **73% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****48%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Shampura? ■ Shampura · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **804 Working population ****30.3%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.1% for men and 71.9% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 139 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (17%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 214 (45%) · **■** Marginal 39 (8%) 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 Dera Baba Nanak - Jaurian Kalan1,744 people - Dehar1,732 people - Arli Bhan1,723 people - Shahpur Goraya1,690 people - Haruwal1,558 people - Dargawal1,511 people - Bhagwanpur1,495 people - Maman1,475 people [All 122 villages in Dera Baba Nanak](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shampura?143604 - How far is Shampura from Gurdaspur?48 km by road - What is the population of Shampura?1,582 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shampura in?Gurdaspur district (Dera Baba Nanak sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Shampura?76.7% (Census 2011)