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About Shamtara Village

Shamtara is a mid sized village in Narharpur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,241, made up of 598 males and 643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 487.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493773, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamtara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamtara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Narharpur
Pincode 493773
Area (hectares) 487.7 hectares
Population 1,241
Male Population 598
Female Population 643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamtara compares

By the 2011 count Shamtara is the 28th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 487.7 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Shamtara

Shamtara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shamtara as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shamtara from other places

Shamtara lies about 53 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 48 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 Shamtara
Tehsil headquarters Narharpur 19 km
Nearest town Kānker 26 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 48 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 53 km

Villages closest to Shamtara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamtara village had a population of 1,241. That makes it the 28th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Shamtara village has 598 males and 643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamtara has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Shamtara is 493773. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamtara covers 487.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shamtara falls under Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Shamtara is Dhamtari, about 48 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shamtara.

Shamtara is about 53 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamtara is in Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Narharpur is about 19 km away. Kānker is about 26 km away. Dhamtari is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deodongar (under 2 km), Dhanora (2.0 km) and Khajrawan (2.4 km).

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

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