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About Shamnagar Village

Shamnagar is a mid sized village in Kosli tehsil, in the district of Rewari, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,785, made up of 904 males and 881 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 124304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamnagar village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Rewari
Tehsil Kosli
Pincode 124304
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 1,785
Male Population 904
Female Population 881
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shamnagar compares

By the 2011 count Shamnagar is the 30th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,258 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Shamnagar

Shamnagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shamnagar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shamnagar from other places

Shamnagar lies about 20 km from Rewari, and the nearest railway station is Palhawas, about 4.3 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 Shamnagar
Nearest railway station Palhawas 4.3 km
Nearest town Heli Mandi 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kosli 19 km
District headquarters Rewari 20 km

Villages closest to Shamnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamnagar village had a population of 1,785. That makes it the 30th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,258 residents.

Shamnagar village has 904 males and 881 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamnagar has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Shamnagar is 124304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamnagar covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shamnagar falls under Kosli tehsil of Rewari district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Shamnagar is Palhawas, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Shamnagar is about 20 km from Rewari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamnagar is in Kosli tehsil of Rewari district. Palhawas is about 4.3 km away. Heli Mandi is about 8.7 km away. Kosli is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratan Thal (8.2 km), Usmanpur (9.2 km) and Surakhpur Tappa Kosli (9.8 km).

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

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