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About Shamsherpura Village

Shamsherpura is a mid sized village in Tahrauli tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 925 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 921.76 hectares hectares.

Shamsherpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamsherpura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Tahrauli
Area (hectares) 921.76 hectares
Population 1,774
Male Population 925
Female Population 849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamsherpura compares

By the 2011 count Shamsherpura is the 29th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 921.76 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Shamsherpura

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

How far is Shamsherpura from other places

Shamsherpura lies about 53 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Moth, about 10 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 Shamsherpura
Nearest railway station Moth 10 km
Nearest town Gursarāi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tahrauli 18 km
District headquarters Jhansi 53 km

Villages closest to Shamsherpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamsherpura village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 29th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Shamsherpura village has 925 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamsherpura has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Shamsherpura covers 921.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shamsherpura falls under Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shamsherpura is Moth, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shamsherpura.

Shamsherpura is about 53 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamsherpura is in Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district. Moth is about 10 km away. Gursarāi is about 16 km away. Tahrauli is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devra Saran (2.3 km), Surwai (3.5 km) and Benda (3.6 km).

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

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