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Shampur

शामपुर
Alinagar mandal
Pincode 847405
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Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Shampur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

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Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

Represented by
Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
LS
Darbhanga
PC 14
→VS
Gaura Bauram
AC 079
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANURADHA SINGH
Contact: 88****1023
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LGD code
227232
Pincode
847405
Post office
Kurso Nadiami
Population
3,530
Households
701
Literacy rate
33.5%
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,048
Census 2011 · in context

How Shampur compares

By population, Shampur ranks #16 of 44 villages in Alinagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
33.5%
−6.3% vs mandal average
Shampur33.5%
Alinagar mandal39.8%
Darbhanga district46.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
899
−29 vs mandal average
Shampur899
Alinagar mandal928
Household size
people per home
5.0
Same as the mandal average
Shampur5.0
Alinagar mandal5.0

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

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Shampur at a glance

Shampur is a village of 3,530 people in 701 households (Census 2011) in Alinagar block, Darbhanga district, Bihar, the 16th-largest of 44 villages in Alinagar block. Literacy is 34%, 6 points below the block average of 40% and the sex ratio is 899 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 847405, served by Kurso Nadiami post office; the LGD village code is 227232. The sarpanch is ANURADHA SINGH, and the village votes in Gaura Bauram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sujit Kumar. The population is estimated at 4,162 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Shampur · this village3,53034%—
Kortho (Part In Ghanshyampur) * · Alinagar3,86043%—
Narma · Alinagar2,81848%—
Askaul · Alinagar2,73637%—
Garha · Alinagar0——

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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
3
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BENIPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
45
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
4
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Nawanagar Narma
Total area (ha)
168
Irrigated area (ha)
24.06
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Shampur

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Shampur

LGD code
227232
Pincode
847405
Post office
Kurso Nadiami
Population (Census 2011)
3,530
Population (projected 2026)
4,162
Households
701
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
899
Literacy rate
33.5%
Lok Sabha constituency
Darbhanga
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Gaura Bauram
Member of Parliament
Gopal Jee Thakur
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sujit Kumar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ANURADHA SINGH
Block / Mandal
Alinagar
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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