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About Shamashpur Village

Shamashpur is a mid sized village in Ganaur tehsil, in the district of Sonipat, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 926, made up of 498 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 131101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamashpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamashpur village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Sonipat
Tehsil Ganaur
Pincode 131101
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 926
Male Population 498
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Shamashpur compares

By the 2011 count Shamashpur is the 52nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,855 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 842.

Getting to Shamashpur

Shamashpur 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 Shamashpur 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 Shamashpur from other places

Shamashpur lies about 19 km from Sonipat, and the nearest railway station is Ganaur, about 6.9 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 Shamashpur
Nearest railway station Ganaur 6.9 km
District headquarters Sonipat 19 km

Villages closest to Shamashpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamashpur village had a population of 926. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,855 residents.

Shamashpur village has 498 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamashpur has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 842.

The pincode recorded for Shamashpur is 131101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamashpur covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shamashpur falls under Ganaur tehsil of Sonipat district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Shamashpur is Ganaur, about 6.9 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 Shamashpur.

Shamashpur is about 19 km from Sonipat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamashpur is in Ganaur tehsil of Sonipat district. Ganaur is about 6.9 km away. Sonipat 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 Nayabans (under 2 km), Khubru (under 2 km) and Bhanwar (1.5 km).

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

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