About Shamla Village

Shamla is a mid sized village in Nabha tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 532 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 279 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamla village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Nabha
Pincode	140417
Area (hectares)	279 hectares
Population	977
Male Population	532
Female Population	445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	836
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shamla compares

By the 2011 count Shamla is the 84th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 279 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

Getting to Shamla

Shamla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shamla as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shamla from other places

Shamla lies about 17 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 9.2 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 Shamla
Tehsil headquarters	Nabha	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Kalhemajra	9.2 km
Nearest town	Nābha	9.2 km
District headquarters	Patiala	17 km

Villages closest to Shamla

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.

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Common questions about Shamla

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamla village had a population of 977. That makes it the 84th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Shamla village has 532 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamla has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 887.

The pincode recorded for Shamla is 140417. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamla covers 279 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shamla falls under Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shamla is Kalhemajra, about 9.2 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shamla.

Shamla is about 17 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamla is in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district. Nabha is about 9.2 km away. Kalhemajra is about 9.2 km away. Nābha is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.