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About Shamaspura Village

Shamaspura is a mid sized village in Mashrakh tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 416 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamaspura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamaspura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Mashrakh
Pincode 841421
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 834
Male Population 416
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 Shamaspura compares

By the 2011 count Shamaspura is the 59th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Shamaspura

Shamaspura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shamaspura 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 Shamaspura from other places

Shamaspura lies about 14 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 7.3 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 Shamaspura
Nearest railway station Gunrajpur Dhama Halt 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mashrakh 14 km
District headquarters Saran 14 km
Nearest town Marhaura 14 km

Villages closest to Shamaspura

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

Common questions about Shamaspura

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamaspura village had a population of 834. That makes it the 59th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,844 residents.

Shamaspura village has 416 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamaspura has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Shamaspura is 841421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamaspura covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shamaspura falls under Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shamaspura is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 7.3 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 Shamaspura.

Shamaspura is about 14 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamaspura is in Mashrakh tehsil of Saran district. Gunrajpur Dhama Halt is about 7.3 km away. Mashrakh is about 14 km away. Saran is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dawangorhna (under 2 km), Gorhna (under 2 km) and Semri (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shamaspura today is likely to be higher.

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