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About Shamash Din Chishti Village

Shamash Din Chishti is a mid sized village in Jalalabad tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 345 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamash Din Chishti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamash Din Chishti village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Jalalabad
Pincode 152024
Area (hectares) 141.47 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 345
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shamash Din Chishti compares

By the 2011 count Shamash Din Chishti is the 141st largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents. Its 141.47 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Shamash Din Chishti

Shamash Din Chishti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shamash Din Chishti as Available within <5 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 Shamash Din Chishti from other places

Shamash Din Chishti lies about 45 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jalalabad, about 4.5 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 Shamash Din Chishti
Nearest railway station Jalalabad 4.5 km
Nearest town Jalālābād 4.8 km
District headquarters Firozpur 45 km

Villages closest to Shamash Din Chishti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalabad 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 Shamash Din Chishti

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamash Din Chishti village had a population of 658. That makes it the 141st largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,456 residents.

Shamash Din Chishti village has 345 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamash Din Chishti has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Shamash Din Chishti is 152024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamash Din Chishti covers 141.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shamash Din Chishti falls under Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shamash Din Chishti is Jalalabad, about 4.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shamash Din Chishti.

Shamash Din Chishti is about 45 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamash Din Chishti is in Jalalabad tehsil of Firozpur district. Jalalabad is about 4.5 km away. Jalālābād is about 4.8 km away. Firozpur is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rukna Qasam (under 2 km), Amir Khas (under 2 km) and Thara Singhwala Hithar (1.9 km).

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

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