Shiamipurਸ਼ਿਆਮੀਪੁਰ

Where is Shiamipur?

Shiamipur is a village in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kharar, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039091, and it covers 95 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 130 people in Shiamipur: 71 men and 59 women, living in 27 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 95 hectares, the population density works out to about 137 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 831 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 7 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 75.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.71 per cent and women at 69.23 per cent. The census recorded 48 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 47 main workers, the largest group, 33, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shiamipur's land. Of the village's 95 hectares, 31 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (31 hectares). About 64 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 33 cultivators and 5 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Shiamipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kharar, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Malakpur, Rurkee Kham, Bahalpur and Rani Majra.

What is the population of Shiamipur?

The population of Shiamipur was 130 at the 2011 census, living in 27 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Shiamipur have?

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