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Where is Shamsherpur?

Shamsherpur is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027911, and it covers 88 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 295 people in Shamsherpur: 153 men and 142 women, living in 64 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 88 hectares, the population density works out to about 335 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 928 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, 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 80.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.51 per cent and women at 76.34 per cent. The census recorded 72 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 12 main workers, the largest group, 10, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 60 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Shamsherpur's land. Of the village's 88 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 47 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Shamsherpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel.

What is the population of Shamsherpur?

The population of Shamsherpur was 295 at the 2011 census, living in 64 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Shamsherpur have?

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