# Shamtara Village, Narharpur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/narharpur/shamtara/ Village · Narharpur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Shamtara Shamtara is a village in Narharpur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493773**. The 2011 Census counted **1,241 people in 292 households**, the 28th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%. - 1,241people (2011) - 292households - 68.6%literacy - 493773PIN code ## Shamtara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shamtara is 493773.** Shamtara falls in Narharpur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493773 - Gram panchayatShamtara - Community development blockSarana - Census village code447959 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shamtara from nearby towns? - Narharpur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)29 km by road - Kanker (nearest town)29 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 Shamtara? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Shamtara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kanker - ○Degree college10+ km · Kanker - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Shamtara known for? About 64% of the 488 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Shamtara Of every 100 households in Shamtara in 2011, 70 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shamtara · ■ Narharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **77% Toilet within the home ****10%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****94%** **57% Television ****20%** **18% Mobile phone ****24%** **20% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **19% Own their home ****94%** **97% 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 Shamtara? ■ Shamtara · ■ Narharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **68.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1075** **1048 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1259** **962 Working population ****63.4%** **57.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 56.7% for women. 64% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 226 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 75 (10%) · **■** Marginal 296 (38%) 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 Narharpur - Kanhanpuri1,322 people - Risewada1,309 people - Charbhathi1,292 people - Junwani1,267 people - Bangabari1,240 people - Chanar1,227 people - Kumhankhar1,201 people - Lendara1,182 people [All 118 villages in Narharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/narharpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shamtara?493773 - How far is Shamtara from Kanker?29 km by road - What is the population of Shamtara?1,241 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shamtara in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Narharpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Shamtara?68.6% (Census 2011)