About Sham Nagar Village

Sham Nagar is a large village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,356, made up of 1,254 males and 1,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 471 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sham Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sham Nagar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Amritsar I
Pincode	143001
Area (hectares)	471 hectares
Population	2,356
Male Population	1,254
Female Population	1,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sham Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Sham Nagar is the 31st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 471 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sham Nagar from other places

Sham Nagar lies about 22 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Kathunangal, about 4.3 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 Sham Nagar
Nearest railway station	Kathunangal	4.3 km
Nearest town	Nangli	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amritsar I	22 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	22 km

Villages closest to Sham Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Sham Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sham Nagar village had a population of 2,356. That makes it the 31st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Sham Nagar village has 1,254 males and 1,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sham Nagar has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sham Nagar is 143001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sham Nagar covers 471 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sham Nagar falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sham Nagar is Kathunangal, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sham Nagar.

Sham Nagar is about 22 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sham Nagar is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Kathunangal is about 4.3 km away. Nangli is about 16 km away. Amritsar I is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.