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About Shamahn Pamta Village

Shamahn Pamta is a mid sized village in Kamrau tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 321 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamahn Pamta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamahn Pamta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Kamrau
Pincode 173027
Area (hectares) 353 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 321
Female Population 302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamahn Pamta compares

By the 2011 count Shamahn Pamta is the 21st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 824 residents. Its 353 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Shamahn Pamta

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

How far is Shamahn Pamta from other places

Shamahn Pamta lies about 27 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 46 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 Shamahn Pamta
Tehsil headquarters Kamrau 1.8 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 20 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 27 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 46 km

Villages closest to Shamahn Pamta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kamrau 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 Shamahn Pamta

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamahn Pamta village had a population of 623. That makes it the 21st largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 824 residents.

Shamahn Pamta village has 321 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamahn Pamta has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Shamahn Pamta is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamahn Pamta covers 353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shamahn Pamta falls under Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shamahn Pamta is Dehradun, about 46 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shamahn Pamta.

Shamahn Pamta is about 27 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamahn Pamta is in Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district. Kamrau is about 1.8 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 20 km away. Sirmaur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamrou (1.8 km), Shaoga (2.0 km) and Baldwa Bohal (2.1 km).

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

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