# Shamsa Village, Mansurchak, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/mansurchak/shamsa/ Village · Mansurchak, Begusarai # Shamsa Shamsa is a village in Mansurchak sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **15,183 people in 3,179 households**, the 2nd largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%. - 15,183people (2011) - 3,179households - 68.7%literacy - 915females per 1,000 males ## Shamsa PIN code and other codes Shamsa falls in Mansurchak sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSamsa - Community development blockMansurchak - Census village code237747 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shamsa from nearby towns? - Begusarai (district HQ)46 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)15 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Shamsa? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Shamsa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dalsinghsarai - ○Degree college10+ km · Dalsinghsarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shamsa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 970 hectares of village land is sown, and 700 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Shamsa Of every 100 households in Shamsa in 2011, 6 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shamsa · ■ Mansurchak rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **9% Toilet within the home ****31%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **70% Tap water ****8%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **94% Use banking services ****44%** **47% Television ****11%** **9% Mobile phone ****47%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Shamsa? ■ Shamsa · ■ Mansurchak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **67.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **931 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **947 Working population ****34.1%** **34.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 60.8% for women. 47% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 658 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 636 (12%) · **■** Household industry 362 (7%) · **■** Other work 1,165 (23%) · **■** Marginal 2,354 (45%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Mansurchak - Gobindpur *16,030 people - Santha Rasidpur6,070 people - Ganpataul5,133 people - Agapur3,338 people - Bahrampur3,127 people [All 55 villages in Mansurchak](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/mansurchak/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shamsa from Begusarai?46 km by road - What is the population of Shamsa?15,183 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shamsa in?Begusarai district (Mansurchak sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shamsa?68.7% (Census 2011)