About Shamashpur Village

Shamashpur is a mid sized village in Amloh tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,594, made up of 849 males and 745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamashpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamashpur village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil	Amloh
Pincode	147203
Area (hectares)	391 hectares
Population	1,594
Male Population	849
Female Population	745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamashpur compares

By the 2011 count Shamashpur is the 19th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents. Its 391 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Shamashpur

Shamashpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shamashpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shamashpur from other places

Shamashpur lies about 53 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Samrala, about 2.1 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 Shamashpur
Nearest railway station	Samrala	2.1 km
Nearest town	Khanna	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amloh	23 km
District headquarters	Fatehgarh Sahib	53 km

Villages closest to Shamashpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamashpur village had a population of 1,594. That makes it the 19th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,128 residents.

Shamashpur village has 849 males and 745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamashpur has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Shamashpur is 147203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamashpur covers 391 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shamashpur falls under Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shamashpur is Samrala, about 2.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shamashpur.

Shamashpur is about 53 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamashpur is in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Samrala is about 2.1 km away. Khanna is about 12 km away. Amloh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.