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About Shiampur Village

Shiampur is a mid sized village in SAS Nagar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,488, made up of 773 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiampur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil SAS Nagar
Pincode 140306
Area (hectares) 97 hectares
Population 1,488
Male Population 773
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shiampur compares

By the 2011 count Shiampur is the 25th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 97 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Shiampur

Shiampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shiampur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shiampur from other places

Shiampur lies about 6.6 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), about 7.6 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 Shiampur
Tehsil headquarters SAS Nagar 6.6 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 6.6 km
Nearest town Mohali 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali) 7.6 km

Villages closest to Shiampur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in SAS Nagar 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 Shiampur

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiampur village had a population of 1,488. That makes it the 25th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Shiampur village has 773 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiampur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 881.

The pincode recorded for Shiampur is 140306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiampur covers 97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shiampur falls under SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Shiampur is Sahibzada Ajitsingh Nagar (Mohali), about 7.6 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 <5 km distance for Shiampur.

Shiampur is about 6.6 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shiampur is in SAS Nagar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. SAS Nagar is about 6.6 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 6.6 km away. Mohali is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindgarh (1.6 km), Maujpur (1.9 km) and Gidarpur (2.0 km).

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

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