Native Name: | Shamshabad |
Settlement Type: | City |
Official Name: | शम्शाबाद |
Image Alt: | Mathura |
Map Alt: | Vidisha |
Pushpin Map: | India Madhya Pradesh#India3 |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Vidisha |
Coordinates: | 23.81°N 77.49°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Madhya Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Vidisha |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 424 |
Population Total: | 11,329 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Registration Plate: | MP-40 |
Shamshabad is a Nagar Panchayat city in the district of Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh. It's also a tehsil headquarter. It belongs to the Bhopal Division.[1]
Shamshabad is located at 23.81°N 77.49°E in the Vidisha District.[2]
The Shamshabad Nagar Panchayat has a population of 9,373, of which 4,946 are males and 4,427 are females, as per a report released by Census India.[3] [4]
Shamshabad is part of the Shamshabad Assembly constituency.[5]
The city of Shamshabad is divided into 15 wards, for which elections are held every five years. Shamshabad Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 2,270 houses, to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within the Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.