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About Shamaspur Village

Shamaspur is a small village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 216 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamaspur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Nabha
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 216
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Shamaspur compares

By the 2011 count Shamaspur is the 150th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Shamaspur

Shamaspur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shamaspur 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 Shamaspur from other places

Shamaspur lies about 8.7 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Daun Kalan, about 3.1 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 Daun Kalan 3.1 km
Nearest town Sanaur 6.5 km
District headquarters Patiala 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabha 31 km

Villages closest to Shamaspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabha 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 418. That makes it the 150th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Shamaspur village has 216 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamaspur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Shamaspur is 147001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamaspur covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shamaspur falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shamaspur is Daun Kalan, about 3.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shamaspur.

Shamaspur is about 8.7 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamaspur is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Daun Kalan is about 3.1 km away. Sanaur is about 6.5 km away. Patiala is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halotali (12 km), Sheikhpura (14 km) and Udha (16 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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