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Shah Shamas Population - Gurdaspur, Punjab

Shah Shamas is a medium size village located in Dera Baba Nanak Tehsil of Gurdaspur district, Punjab with total 128 families residing. The Shah Shamas village has population of 628 of which 314 are males while 314 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shah Shamas village population of children with age 0-6 is 73 which makes up 11.62 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shah Shamas village is 1000 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Shah Shamas as per census is 622, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Shah Shamas village has higher literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Shah Shamas village was 75.86 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Shah Shamas Male literacy stands at 76.95 % while female literacy rate was 74.83 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Shah Shamas village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Shah Shamas village.

Shah Shamas Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 128 - -
Population 628 314 314
Child (0-6) 73 45 28
Schedule Caste 55 28 27
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 75.86 % 76.95 % 74.83 %
Total Workers 157 149 8
Main Worker 152 - -
Marginal Worker 5 4 1

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.76 % of total population in Shah Shamas village. The village Shah Shamas currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Shah Shamas village out of total population, 157 were engaged in work activities. 96.82 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.18 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 157 workers engaged in Main Work, 83 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.