About Shamashpur Village

Shamashpur is a large village in Meerganj tehsil, in the district of Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,796, made up of 1,500 males and 1,296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.18 hectares hectares.

Shamashpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamashpur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Bareilly
Tehsil	Meerganj
Area (hectares)	227.18 hectares
Population	2,796
Male Population	1,500
Female Population	1,296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	864
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shamashpur compares

By the 2011 count Shamashpur is the 42nd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents. Its 227.18 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Shamashpur

Shamashpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shamashpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shamashpur from other places

Shamashpur lies about 22 km from Bareilly, and the nearest railway station is Atamanda, about 2.9 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	Atamanda	2.9 km
Nearest town	Fatehganj West	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meerganj	22 km
District headquarters	Bareilly	22 km

Villages closest to Shamashpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamashpur village had a population of 2,796. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 213 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,858 residents.

Shamashpur village has 1,500 males and 1,296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamashpur has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Shamashpur covers 227.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shamashpur falls under Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shamashpur is Atamanda, about 2.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Shamashpur.

Shamashpur is about 22 km from Bareilly in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamashpur is in Meerganj tehsil of Bareilly district. Atamanda is about 2.9 km away. Fatehganj West is about 17 km away. Meerganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.