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About Shamgarh Village

Shamgarh is one of the larger villages in Nilokheri tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,131, made up of 3,708 males and 3,423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1320 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamgarh village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Nilokheri
Pincode 132116
Area (hectares) 1320 hectares
Population 7,131
Male Population 3,708
Female Population 3,423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shamgarh compares

By the 2011 count Shamgarh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,148 residents. Its 1320 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Shamgarh

Shamgarh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shamgarh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shamgarh from other places

Shamgarh lies about 9.6 km from Karnal, and the nearest railway station is Bhaini Khurd, about 2.5 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 Shamgarh
Nearest railway station Bhaini Khurd 2.5 km
Nearest town Tirāwari 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nilokheri 7.3 km
District headquarters Karnal 9.6 km

Villages closest to Shamgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamgarh village had a population of 7,131. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,148 residents.

Shamgarh village has 3,708 males and 3,423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamgarh has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Shamgarh is 132116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamgarh covers 1320 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shamgarh falls under Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Shamgarh is Bhaini Khurd, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shamgarh.

Shamgarh is about 9.6 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamgarh is in Nilokheri tehsil of Karnal district. Bhaini Khurd is about 2.5 km away. Tirāwari is about 4.1 km away. Nilokheri is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadupur (1.8 km), Bhaini Khurd (2.3 km) and Jhanjhari (2.8 km).

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

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