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About Shamthan Village

Shamthan is a small village in Bandipora tehsil, in the district of Bandipore, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 121 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.6 hectares hectares.

Shamthan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamthan village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Bandipore
Tehsil Bandipora
Area (hectares) 33.6 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 121
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamthan compares

By the 2011 count Shamthan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents. Its 33.6 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Shamthan

Shamthan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shamthan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Nagin Pora, Phalwan Pora, Qazipora Patushi and Quil Muqam. 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.

Common questions about Shamthan

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamthan village had a population of 228. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,431 residents.

Shamthan village has 121 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamthan has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Shamthan covers 33.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shamthan falls under Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore district in Jammu and Kashmir.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shamthan.

Shamthan is in Bandipora tehsil of Bandipore 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.

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

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