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About Shamgarh Village

Shamgarh is a mid sized village in Samrala tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,812, made up of 979 males and 833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamgarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Samrala
Pincode 141114
Area (hectares) 148 hectares
Population 1,812
Male Population 979
Female Population 833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamgarh compares

By the 2011 count Shamgarh is the 24th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Shamgarh

Shamgarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shamgarh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Shamgarh from other places

Shamgarh lies about 32 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Samrala, about 1.8 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 Shamgarh
Nearest railway station Samrala 1.8 km
Nearest town Māchhīwāra 8.6 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 32 km

Villages closest to Shamgarh

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 Shamgarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamgarh village had a population of 1,812. That makes it the 24th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Shamgarh village has 979 males and 833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamgarh has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Shamgarh is 141114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamgarh covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shamgarh falls under Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shamgarh is Samrala, about 1.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shamgarh.

Shamgarh is about 32 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamgarh is in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district. Samrala is about 1.8 km away. Māchhīwāra is about 8.6 km away. Ludhiana is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Raudi (under 2 km), Bharthala (1.9 km) and Bhagwanpura (2.2 km).

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

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