Shamgarhਸ਼ਮਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Shamgarh?

Shamgarh is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Samrala, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samrala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033130, and it covers 148 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,812 people in Shamgarh: 979 men and 833 women, living in 360 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 148 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,224 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 851 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 206, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,193 people, about 66 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.92 per cent and women at 67.64 per cent. The census recorded 619 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 604 main workers, the largest group, 272, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 166 agricultural labourers and 111 cultivators on their own land. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shamgarh's land. Of the village's 148 hectares, 119 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (119 hectares). About 29 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 113 cultivators and 168 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Shamgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Samrala, about 2 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 Paprodi, Rampur Jhamloti, Chak Raudi and Boundal.

What is the population of Shamgarh?

The population of Shamgarh was 1,812 at the 2011 census, living in 360 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Shamgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Shamgarh has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.