Shamchaurasi

Shamchaurasi is a town and a municipal council in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is also a constituency of the Punjab Legislative Assembly. In 2019, the Punjab Government announced that Shamchaurasi would be upgraded to a sub-tehsil. Shamchaurasi is home to Sham Chaurasia gharana of the Hindustani Classical music.

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Locality: Sham Churasi
Region: Punjab
Country: India
Population: 4,426
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Settlement.name: Shamchaurasi
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Punjab#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Punjab, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Punjab
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hoshiarpur
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 4221
Settlement.population_as_of: 2001
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Punjabi
Settlement.timezone1: IST
Settlement.utc_offset1: +5:30

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==Demographics== India census, Shamchaurasi had a population of 4221. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Shamchaurasi has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 63%. In Shamchaurasi, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

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