# Shamsherpur Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Shamsherpur

Shamsherpur is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **612 people in 132 households**, the 143rd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 612people (2011)
- 132households
- 58.4%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Shamsherpur PIN code and other codes

Shamsherpur falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMallikpur
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225131

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

## How far is Shamsherpur from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)50 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 Shamsherpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jahangirpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Shamsherpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Shamsherpur

Of every 100 households in Shamsherpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shamsherpur · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****9%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Shamsherpur?

■ Shamsherpur · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**964

Working population ****35.5%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.4% for men and 50.2% for women. 60% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (71%) · **■** Household industry 13 (6%) · **■** Other work 14 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Azamnagar

- Keshopur633 people
- Sihpur628 people
- Fatehpur627 people
- Bishunpur617 people
- Budhelmani608 people
- Pasol567 people
- Garura566 people
- Murtazapur557 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shamsherpur from Katihar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Shamsherpur?612 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shamsherpur in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shamsherpur?58.4% (Census 2011)