Shamsabad, Agra

For other places with the same name, see Shamsabad (disambiguation).

Shamsabad, Agra Shamsabad
Town
Shamsabad, Agra Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27°01′N78°08′E / 27.02°N 78.13°E / 27.02; 78.13 Coordinates: 27°01′N78°08′E / 27.02°N 78.13°E / 27.02; 78.13
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Agra
Elevation	165 m (541 ft)
Population  (2011) [1]
• Total	33,144
Language
• Official	Hindi [2]
• Additional official	Urdu [2]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Shamsabad is a town and a municipal board in Agra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

Shamsabad is located at 27°01′N78°08′E / 27.02°N 78.13°E / 27.02; 78.13 . ^[3] It has an average elevation of 165  metres (541  feet).

Demographics

As of 2011 Indian Census, Shamsabad had a total population of 33,144, of which 17,433 were males and 15,711 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 5,187. The total number of literates in Shamsabad was 18,838, which constituted 56.8% of the population with male literacy of 63.1% and female literacy of 49.9%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Shamsabad was 67.4%, of which male literacy rate was 75.0% and female literacy rate was 59.0%. The Scheduled Castes population was 5,005. Shamsabad had 4938 households in 2011. ^[1]

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[4] Shamsabad had a population of 27,260. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Shamsabad has an average literacy rate of 52%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 60%, and female literacy is 42%. In Shamsabad, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

1. "Census of India: Shamsabad". www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Shamsabad
4. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.