About Shamaspur Village

Shamaspur is a mid sized village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,684, made up of 895 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamaspur village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Saharanpur
Tehsil	Behat
Pincode	247129
Area (hectares)	208.39 hectares
Population	1,684
Male Population	895
Female Population	789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamaspur compares

By the 2011 count Shamaspur is the 100th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 208.39 hectares work out to about 8.1 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 895.

Getting to Shamaspur

Shamaspur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shamaspur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Shamaspur from other places

Shamaspur lies about 30 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Pilkhani, about 30 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 Shamaspur
Tehsil headquarters	Behat	6.4 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	25 km
District headquarters	Saharanpur	30 km
Nearest railway station	Pilkhani	30 km

Villages closest to Shamaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamaspur village had a population of 1,684. That makes it the 100th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Shamaspur village has 895 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamaspur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Shamaspur is 247129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamaspur covers 208.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shamaspur falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shamaspur is Pilkhani, about 30 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 village for Shamaspur.

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

Shamaspur is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Behat is about 6.4 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 25 km away. Saharanpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.