Shamaspurਸ਼ਮਸਪੁਰ

Where is Shamaspur?

Shamaspur is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and is served by the Bathula gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031526, and it covers 15 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6 people in Shamaspur: 3 men and 3 women, living in 2 households, an average of about 3.0 people per household. Spread over its 15 hectares, the population density works out to about 40 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 0, about 0 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 33.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 33.33 per cent and women at 33.33 per cent. The census recorded 3 workers, about 50 per cent of the village. Of the 3 main workers, the largest group, 3, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shamaspur's land. Of the village's 15 hectares, 13 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (13 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 3 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Shamaspur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bathula, Lehli Khurd, Bassi Shah Mohamad and Rajni Devi.

What is the population of Shamaspur?

The population of Shamaspur was 6 at the 2011 census, living in 2 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Shamaspur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shamaspur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.