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About Shamshabad Village

Shamshabad is one of the larger villages in Mahmudabad tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,587, made up of 2,965 males and 2,622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 906.4 hectares hectares.

Shamshabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamshabad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Mahmudabad
Area (hectares) 906.4 hectares
Population 5,587
Male Population 2,965
Female Population 2,622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shamshabad compares

By the 2011 count Shamshabad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents. Its 906.4 hectares work out to about 6.2 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 888.

Getting to Shamshabad

Shamshabad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shamshabad 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shamshabad from other places

Shamshabad lies about 47 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Sarayan, about 6.7 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 Shamshabad
Nearest railway station Sarayan 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahmudabad 10 km
Nearest town Mahmudābād 10 km
District headquarters Sitapur 47 km

Villages closest to Shamshabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamshabad village had a population of 5,587. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents.

Shamshabad village has 2,965 males and 2,622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamshabad has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Shamshabad covers 906.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shamshabad falls under Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shamshabad is Sarayan, about 6.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shamshabad.

Shamshabad is about 47 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamshabad is in Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district. Sarayan is about 6.7 km away. Mahmudabad is about 10 km away. Mahmudābād is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tamnapur (under 2 km), Jabadahar (2.1 km) and Khapura (2.5 km).

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

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