# Shamsher Khap Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/shamsher-khap/ Village · Amas, Gaya # Shamsher Khap Shamsher Khap is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824211**. The 2011 Census counted **1,418 people in 249 households**, the 30th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%. - 1,418people (2011) - 249households - 81.0%literacy - 824211PIN code ## Shamsher Khap PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shamsher Khap is 824211.** Shamsher Khap falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - PIN code824211 - Gram panchayatSawon Kala - Community development blockAmas - Census village code255784 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shamsher Khap from nearby towns? - Amas (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road - Sherghati (nearest town)10 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 Shamsher Khap? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Shamsher Khap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amas - ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Shamsher Khap known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 65% of the 175 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Shamsher Khap Of every 100 households in Shamsher Khap in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Shamsher Khap · ■ Amas rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **6% Toilet within the home ****9%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **75% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **90% Use banking services ****66%** **49% Television ****11%** **9% Mobile phone ****75%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **27% Own their home ****100%** **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 Shamsher Khap? ■ Shamsher Khap · ■ Amas rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%** **64.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731** **971 Working population ****34.6%** **38.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 70.1% for women. 46% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 469 (96%) 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 Amas - Budhaul1,510 people - Majhaulia1,506 people - Kurmathu1,444 people - Murainiya1,422 people - Gangti1,373 people - Chhotki Sawon1,309 people - Suggi1,296 people - Mircha1,242 people [All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shamsher Khap?824211 - How far is Shamsher Khap from Gaya?50 km by road - What is the population of Shamsher Khap?1,418 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shamsher Khap in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shamsher Khap?81.0% (Census 2011)