# Shamshabad Village, Imamganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Imamganj, Gaya 

# Shamshabad

Shamshabad is a village in Imamganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **848 people in 153 households**, the 77th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 848people (2011)
- 153households
- 53.4%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Shamshabad PIN code and other codes

Shamshabad falls in Imamganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSidhpur
- Community development blockImamganj
- Census village code256034

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shamshabad from nearby towns?

- Imamganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)92 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)36 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 Shamshabad?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Shamshabad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Imamganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Shamshabad known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. About 86% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Shamshabad

Of every 100 households in Shamshabad in 2011, 0 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Shamshabad · ■ Imamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****25%**

**34%

Television ****16%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**34%

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 Shamshabad?

■ Shamshabad · ■ Imamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1148**

**991

Working population ****38.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.5% for men and 43.1% for women. 50% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 13 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 136 (42%) · **■** Marginal 160 (49%)

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 Imamganj

- Bagea888 people
- Darbhanga873 people
- Madsari863 people
- Raunsa862 people
- Gangti841 people
- KOiria838 people
- Mohanpur822 people
- Karmaun797 people

[All 195 villages in Imamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/imamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shamshabad from Gaya?92 km by road
- What is the population of Shamshabad?848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shamshabad in?Gaya district (Imamganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shamshabad?53.4% (Census 2011)