# Shamashpur Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Shamashpur

Shamashpur is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855102**. The 2011 Census counted **985 people in 219 households**, the 120th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 985people (2011)
- 219households
- 52.2%literacy
- 855102PIN code

## Shamashpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shamashpur is 855102.** Shamashpur falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855102
- Gram panchayatBhavanipur
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224963

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

## How far is Shamashpur from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)10 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 Shamashpur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shamashpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Shamashpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Shamashpur

Of every 100 households in Shamashpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shamashpur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****4%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Shamashpur?

■ Shamashpur · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.2%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****991**

**960

Working population ****27.4%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.7% for men and 48.5% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 211 (78%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 14 (5%)

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 Barsoi

- Eksala Arazi1,028 people
- Chaklamani1,021 people
- Bhag Barsoi997 people
- Manaikhor996 people
- Kusiar Murha974 people
- Maltipur973 people
- Bariaganj960 people
- Pirasan958 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shamashpur?855102
- How far is Shamashpur from Katihar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Shamashpur?985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shamashpur in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shamashpur?52.2% (Census 2011)