# Shampura Village, Rup Nagar, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/shampura/ Village · Rup Nagar, Rupnagar # Shampura Shampura is a village in Rup Nagar sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140073**. The 2011 Census counted **2,777 people in 511 households**, the 1st largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 2,777people (2011) - 511households - 68.9%literacy - 140073PIN code ## Shampura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shampura is 140073.** Shampura falls in Rup Nagar sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140073 - Gram panchayatShampura - Community development blockRupnagar - Census village code038668 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? - Rupnagar (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)1 km by road - Rupnagar (nearest town)1 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? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Shampura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 **milk, paddy and wheat**. Products made here include ghee, rice and atta. About 54% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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, 98 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 19 a car. ■ Shampura · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****93%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **35% Tap water ****73%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%** **65% Use banking services ****90%** **76% Television ****92%** **85% Mobile phone ****86%** **76% Computer with internet ****8%** **4% Two-wheeler ****58%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****19%** **12% None of these assets ****1%** **3% Own their home ****83%** **94% 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 · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****657** **837 Working population ****30.5%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 61.7% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 134 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (18%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 386 (46%) · **■** Marginal 150 (18%) 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 Rup Nagar - Bharatgarh2,732 people - Bara Pind2,563 people - Mianpur2,160 people - Majri2,108 people [All 171 villages in Rup Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shampura?140073 - How far is Shampura from Rupnagar?1 km by road - What is the population of Shampura?2,777 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shampura in?Rupnagar district (Rup Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Shampura?68.9% (Census 2011)