Shiampurਸ਼ਿਆਮਪੁਰ

Where is Shiampur?

Shiampur is a village of SAS Nagar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039145, and it covers 97 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,488 people in Shiampur: 773 men and 715 women, living in 258 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 97 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,534 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 925 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 167, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 140 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.69 per cent and women at 65.2 per cent. The census recorded 403 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 395 main workers, the largest group, 370, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 16 agricultural labourers and 5 household industry workers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shiampur's land. Of the village's 97 hectares, 57 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (57 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 6 cultivators and 16 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 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre and a dispensary. 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

Shiampur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. SAS Nagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Maujpur, Raipur Kalan, Saidpur and Bhago Majra.

What is the population of Shiampur?

The population of Shiampur was 1,488 at the 2011 census, living in 258 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Shiampur have?

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