Shamashpurਸ਼ਮਸ਼ਪੁਰ

Where is Shamashpur?

Shamashpur is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ghanaur, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036869, and it covers 253 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 727 people in Shamashpur: 400 men and 327 women, living in 129 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 253 hectares, the population density works out to about 287 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 818 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 78, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 235 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.42 per cent and women at 68.14 per cent. The census recorded 238 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 229 main workers, the largest group, 113, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 87 household industry workers and 20 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 9 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 253 hectares, 224 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 80 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 29 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 115 cultivators and 9 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 health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ghanaur, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Untsar, Jand Mangoli, Darwa and Kami Kalan.

What is the population of Shamashpur?

The population of Shamashpur was 727 at the 2011 census, living in 129 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala 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.