About Shamsher Khap Village

Shamsher Khap is a mid sized village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,418, made up of 737 males and 681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamsher Khap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamsher Khap village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Amas
Pincode	824211
Area (hectares)	175 hectares
Population	1,418
Male Population	737
Female Population	681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamsher Khap compares

By the 2011 count Shamsher Khap is the 28th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 175 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Shamsher Khap

Shamsher Khap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shamsher Khap as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shamsher Khap from other places

Shamsher Khap lies about 18 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shamsher Khap
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	10 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	14 km
District headquarters	Gaya	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amas	24 km

Villages closest to Shamsher Khap

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amas tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Shamsher Khap

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamsher Khap village had a population of 1,418. That makes it the 28th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Shamsher Khap village has 737 males and 681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamsher Khap has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Shamsher Khap is 824211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamsher Khap covers 175 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shamsher Khap falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shamsher Khap is Kastha, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shamsher Khap.

Shamsher Khap is about 18 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamsher Khap is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 10 km away. Kastha is about 14 km away. Gaya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.