About Sham Nagar Village

Sham Nagar is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 321 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sham Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sham Nagar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	177113
Area (hectares)	179.51 hectares
Population	653
Male Population	321
Female Population	332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sham Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Sham Nagar is the 56th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 179.51 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Sham Nagar

Sham Nagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sham Nagar 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sanot, Sapru, Saunt and Seer Brahmna. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Sham Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sham Nagar village had a population of 653. That makes it the 56th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Sham Nagar village has 321 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sham Nagar has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Sham Nagar is 177113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sham Nagar covers 179.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sham Nagar falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sham Nagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sham Nagar is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.