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Shampur

शामपुर
Litipara mandal
Pincode 816104
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Shampur is a village in Litipara mandal, Pakur district, Jharkhand. It has a population of 158 across 37 households with a literacy rate of 30.4%.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RASKA HANSDAK
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LGD code
360018
Pincode
816104
Post office
Hiranpur
Population
158
Households
37
Literacy rate
30.4%
Sex ratio
1052 ♀/1000♂
Workers
99
Distance to district centre
140 km
Distance to mandal centre
144 km
Distance to Ranchi
135 km
Distance to Kolkata
198 km
Nearest railway station
Bagalia · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Rotary Lalpur Eye Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Shampur compares

By population, Shampur ranks #167 of 304 villages in Litipara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
30.4%
−1.9% vs mandal average
Shampur
30.4%
Litipara mandal
32.3%
Pakur district
39.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,052
+52 vs mandal average
Shampur
1,052
Litipara mandal
1,000
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.6 vs mandal average
Shampur
4.3
Litipara mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Shampur at a glance

Shampur is a village of 158 people in 37 households (Census 2011) in Litipara block, Pakur district, Jharkhand, the 167th-largest of 304 villages in Litipara block. Literacy is 30%, 2 points below the block average of 32% and the sex ratio is 1,052 women per 1,000 men. It lies 140 km from the Pakur district centre, 55 km from Aguri Band Punisol, the nearest town, 15 km from Bagalia railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 816104, served by Hiranpur post office; the LGD village code is 360018. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rotary Lalpur Eye Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is RASKA HANSDAK. The population is estimated at 403 in 2026, up 155% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Jaamjori

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Shampur · this village15830%
Shampur · Barharwa33535%0 km N
Shampur · Boarijor9859%0 km N
Shampur · Pathargama25274%0 km N
Shampur · Jarmundi17735%0 km N
Shampur · Godda37329%0 km N
Shampur · Kashipur31753%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shampur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PAKUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
57
Distance to district HQ (km)
64
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
35
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
JAMJORI
Total area (ha)
123.21
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
68.92

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Shampur

LGD code
360018
Pincode
816104
Post office
Hiranpur
Population (Census 2011)
158
Population (projected 2026)
403
Households
37
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1052
Literacy rate
30.4%
Coordinates
23.36415°N, 86.63182°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dumka
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jama
Member of Parliament
Nalin Soren
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
RASKA HANSDAK
Block / Mandal
Litipara
Getting there

How to reach Shampur

Mandal centre
Litipara · ≈ 144 km
≈ 4 h 56 min by car · 5 h 51 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Pakur · ≈ 140 km
≈ 4 h 47 min by car · 5 h 40 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 22,193 people
Aguri Band Punisol · ≈ 55 km
≈ 1 h 52 min by car · 2 h 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi135 kmcapital
  • Kolkata198 km
  • Hyderabad1078 km
  • Delhi1107 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBagalia15 km
  • Hospital / PHCRotary Lalpur Eye Hospital6 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India34 km
  • Petrol pumppetrol pump28 km
  • CollegeSidho-Kanho-Birsha University30 km
  • Police stationHirbandh Police Station38 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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