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About Shamimabad Village

Shamimabad is a small village in Tal tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 44 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331.26 hectares hectares.

Shamimabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamimabad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Tal
Area (hectares) 331.26 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 44
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,159
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamimabad compares

By the 2011 count Shamimabad is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents. Its 331.26 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Shamimabad

Shamimabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shamimabad as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Shamimabad from other places

Shamimabad lies about 66 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Thuria, about 18 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 Shamimabad
Tehsil headquarters Tal 13 km
Nearest railway station Thuria 18 km
Nearest town Alot 20 km
District headquarters Ratlam 66 km

Villages closest to Shamimabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamimabad village had a population of 95. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,075 residents.

Shamimabad village has 44 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamimabad has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Shamimabad covers 331.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shamimabad falls under Tal tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shamimabad is Thuria, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shamimabad.

Shamimabad is about 66 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamimabad is in Tal tehsil of Ratlam district. Tal is about 13 km away. Thuria is about 18 km away. Alot is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipal Khedi (under 2 km), Kelukheda (2.0 km) and Barkheda Khurd (2.7 km).

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

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