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About Shamsabad Village

Shamsabad is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,794, made up of 944 males and 850 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamsabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamsabad village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144039
Area (hectares) 609 hectares
Population 1,794
Male Population 944
Female Population 850
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shamsabad compares

By the 2011 count Shamsabad is the 50th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 609 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Shamsabad

Shamsabad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shamsabad 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 Shamsabad from other places

Shamsabad lies about 30 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwan, about 4.0 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 Shamsabad
Nearest railway station Sidhwan 4.0 km
Nearest town Nakodar 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 24 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 30 km

Villages closest to Shamsabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamsabad village had a population of 1,794. That makes it the 50th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Shamsabad village has 944 males and 850 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamsabad has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Shamsabad is 144039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamsabad covers 609 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shamsabad falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shamsabad is Sidhwan, about 4.0 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 Shamsabad.

Shamsabad is about 30 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamsabad is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sidhwan is about 4.0 km away. Nakodar is about 9.7 km away. Phillaur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot Badal Khan (under 2 km), Ajtani (under 2 km) and Nat (2.7 km).

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

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