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About Shamashpur Village

Shamashpur is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 400 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamashpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamashpur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 253 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 400
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shamashpur compares

By the 2011 count Shamashpur is the 151st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 880.

Getting to Shamashpur

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

Shamashpur lies about 29 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Shambhu, about 7.0 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 Shamashpur
Nearest railway station Shambhu 7.0 km
Nearest town Ambāla 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 16 km
District headquarters Patiala 29 km

Villages closest to Shamashpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamashpur village had a population of 727. That makes it the 151st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Shamashpur village has 400 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamashpur has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

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

Shamashpur covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shamashpur falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shamashpur is Shambhu, about 7.0 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 Shamashpur.

Shamashpur is about 29 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamashpur is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Shambhu is about 7.0 km away. Ambāla is about 10 km away. Rajpura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Untsar (under 2 km), Jand Mangoli (under 2 km) and Raipur (under 2 km).

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

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