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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 224963
- Pincode
- 855102
- Post office
- Barsoi
- Population
- 985
- Households
- 219
- Literacy rate
- 40.6%
- Sex ratio
- 958 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 270
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Shamashpur ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Shamashpur ranks #120 of 231 villages in Barsoi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
40.6%
+5.6% vs mandal average
- Shamashpur
- 40.6%
- Barsoi mandal
- 35.0%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
958
+38 vs mandal average
- Shamashpur
- 958
- Barsoi mandal
- 920
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Shamashpur
- 4.5
- Barsoi mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shamashpur ఒక్క చూపులో
Shamashpur బీహార్లోని కతిహార్ జిల్లా, Barsoi బ్లాక్లో 985 జనాభా 219 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Barsoi బ్లాక్లోని 231 గ్రామాలలో 120వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 41%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 35% కంటే 6 పాయింట్లు ఎక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 958 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 855102, Barsoi పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 224963. గ్రామం Purnia అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Vijay Kumar Khemka. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 1,161, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Bhawanipur →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
పక్కపక్కన పోల్చండి →| గ్రామం | జనాభా | అక్షరాస్యత | దూరం |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamashpur · ఈ గ్రామం | 985 | 41% | — |
| Bhawanipur · Barsoi | 2,428 | 30% | — |
| Puria · Barsoi | 1,710 | 41% | — |
| Malikpur · Barsoi | 1,578 | 40% | — |
| Goaltoli · Barsoi | 1,346 | 35% | — |
| Bhawanipur · Barsoi | 1,179 | 21% | — |
| Nisarpatti · Barsoi | 1,164 | 39% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Shamashpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 50
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BHAVANIPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 64.95
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 41
- Forest area (ha)
- 1
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Shamashpur
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ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Shamashpur
- LGD code
- 224963
- Pincode
- 855102
- Post office
- Barsoi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 985
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,161
- Households
- 219
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 958
- Literacy rate
- 40.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Barsoi
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)