Shamaspurਸ਼ਮਸਪੁਰ

Where is Shamaspur?

Shamaspur is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033017, and it covers 92 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 267 people in Shamaspur: 129 men and 138 women, living in 56 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 92 hectares, the population density works out to about 290 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1070 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 34, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 165 people, about 62 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.71 per cent and women at 78.51 per cent. The census recorded 87 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 84 main workers, the largest group, 35, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 26 agricultural labourers and 23 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shamaspur's land. Of the village's 92 hectares, 85 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (85 hectares). About 7 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 35 cultivators and 28 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.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Shamaspur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Manewal, Chakki, Rahimabad Khurd and Jiwanpur.

What is the population of Shamaspur?

The population of Shamaspur was 267 at the 2011 census, living in 56 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana 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.