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About Sham Sherpur Village

Sham Sherpur is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,558, made up of 1,325 males and 1,233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sham Sherpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sham Sherpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143602
Area (hectares) 136 hectares
Population 2,558
Male Population 1,325
Female Population 1,233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sham Sherpur compares

By the 2011 count Sham Sherpur is the 37th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Sham Sherpur

Sham Sherpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sham Sherpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sham Sherpur from other places

Sham Sherpur lies about 24 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 2.5 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 Sham Sherpur
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 9.1 km
Nearest town Batāla 9.1 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 24 km

Villages closest to Sham Sherpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Batala 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 Sham Sherpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sham Sherpur village had a population of 2,558. That makes it the 37th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Sham Sherpur village has 1,325 males and 1,233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sham Sherpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Sham Sherpur is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sham Sherpur covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sham Sherpur falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sham Sherpur is Vadala Granthin, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sham Sherpur.

Sham Sherpur is about 24 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sham Sherpur is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about 2.5 km away. Batala is about 9.1 km away. Batāla is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpur (under 2 km), Harsian (under 2 km) and Mamrai (under 2 km).

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

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