About Shamtabad Village

Shamtabad is a large village in Homnabad tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,080, made up of 1,057 males and 1,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 981.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamtabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamtabad village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Tehsil	Homnabad
Pincode	585412
Area (hectares)	981.99 hectares
Population	2,080
Male Population	1,057
Female Population	1,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamtabad compares

By the 2011 count Shamtabad is the 46th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents. Its 981.99 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Shamtabad

Shamtabad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shamtabad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shamtabad from other places

Shamtabad lies about 34 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Nandagaon, about 8.7 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 Shamtabad
Nearest town	Chitaguppa	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Nandagaon	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Homnabad	14 km
District headquarters	Bidar	34 km

Villages closest to Shamtabad

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

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Common questions about Shamtabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamtabad village had a population of 2,080. That makes it the 46th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,188 residents.

Shamtabad village has 1,057 males and 1,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamtabad has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Shamtabad is 585412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamtabad covers 981.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shamtabad falls under Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Shamtabad is Nandagaon, about 8.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shamtabad.

Shamtabad is about 34 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamtabad is in Homnabad tehsil of Bidar district. Chitaguppa is about 5.4 km away. Nandagaon is about 8.7 km away. Homnabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.