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Where is Shamsher Nagar?

Shamsher Nagar is a village in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khera community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032707, and it covers 98 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 239 people in Shamsher Nagar: 128 men and 111 women, living in 49 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 98 hectares, the population density works out to about 244 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 867 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 23, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 25 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.37 per cent and women at 77.55 per cent. The census recorded 75 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 66 main workers, the largest group, 28, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 26 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shamsher Nagar's land. Of the village's 98 hectares, 54 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (54 hectares). About 39 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 26 cultivators and 17 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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

Shamsher Nagar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saddo Majra, Kotla Bhaika, Anaitpura and Madhopur.

What is the population of Shamsher Nagar?

The population of Shamsher Nagar was 239 at the 2011 census, living in 49 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Shamsher Nagar have?

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