Shamashpurਸ਼ਮਸ਼ਪੁਰ

Where is Shamashpur?

Shamashpur is a village of Amloh tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amloh, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Amloh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032839, and it covers 391 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,594 people in Shamashpur: 849 men and 745 women, living in 302 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 391 hectares, the population density works out to about 408 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 878 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 157, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 481 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.23 per cent and women at 72.59 per cent. The census recorded 924 workers, about 58 per cent of the village. Of the 826 main workers, the largest group, 515, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 198 cultivators on their own land and 89 agricultural labourers. A further 98 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shamashpur's land. Of the village's 391 hectares, 353 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (353 hectares). About 38 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 207 cultivators and 96 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Shamashpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amloh, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amloh, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehmudpur, Tangrala, Lallon Khurd and Faizulapura.

What is the population of Shamashpur?

The population of Shamashpur was 1,594 at the 2011 census, living in 302 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Shamashpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shamashpur has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.