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About Shambhoo Khurd Village

Shambhoo Khurd is a mid sized village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 665, made up of 360 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 847 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140417, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shambhoo Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shambhoo Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 140417
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 665
Male Population 360
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 847
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Shambhoo Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Shambhoo Khurd is the 161st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Shambhoo Khurd

Shambhoo Khurd is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Shambhoo Khurd as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shambhoo Khurd from other places

Shambhoo Khurd lies about 30 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Shambhu, about under 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 Shambhoo Khurd
Nearest railway station Shambhu under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 10 km
District headquarters Patiala 30 km

Villages closest to Shambhoo Khurd

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 Shambhoo Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Shambhoo Khurd village had a population of 665. That makes it the 161st largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Shambhoo Khurd village has 360 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shambhoo Khurd has about 847 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

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

Shambhoo Khurd covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shambhoo Khurd falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shambhoo Khurd is Shambhu, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shambhoo Khurd.

Shambhoo Khurd is about 30 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shambhoo Khurd is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Shambhu is about under 2 km away. Rajpura is about 10 km away. Patiala is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahrian (under 2 km), Mahrian (under 2 km) and Sarai Mughal (under 2 km).

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

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