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About Shamaspur Village

Shamaspur is a small village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 129 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamaspur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141801
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 129
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamaspur compares

By the 2011 count Shamaspur is the 156th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Shamaspur

Shamaspur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shamaspur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Shamaspur from other places

Shamaspur lies about 33 km from Ludhiana, 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 Shamaspur
Nearest railway station Samrala 2.1 km
Nearest town Khanna 12 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 33 km

Villages closest to Shamaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamaspur village had a population of 267. That makes it the 156th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Shamaspur village has 129 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamaspur has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Shamaspur is 141801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamaspur covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shamaspur falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shamaspur 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shamaspur.

Shamaspur is about 33 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamaspur is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Samrala is about 2.1 km away. Khanna is about 12 km away. Ludhiana is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paprodi (under 2 km), Rajewal (under 2 km) and Rajewal Rajputtan (under 2 km).

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

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