# Sham Nagar Village, Pakhanjur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/sham-nagar/ Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Sham Nagar Sham Nagar is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497339**. The 2011 Census counted **1,517 people in 318 households**, the 14th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 1,517people (2011) - 318households - 79.8%literacy - 497339PIN code ## Sham Nagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sham Nagar is 497339.** Sham Nagar falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497339 - Gram panchayatSham Nagar - Community development blockKoyalibeda - Census village code448286 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sham Nagar from nearby towns? - Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)135 km by road - Pakhanjur (nearest town)5 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 Sham Nagar? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sham Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pakhanjur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pakhanjur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pakhanjur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Sham Nagar known for? About 64% of the 463 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Sham Nagar Of every 100 households in Sham Nagar in 2011, 76 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sham Nagar · ■ Pakhanjur rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **58% Toilet within the home ****20%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **78% Tap water ****1%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****67%** **42% Television ****45%** **24% Mobile phone ****25%** **14% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **17% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sham Nagar? ■ Sham Nagar · ■ Pakhanjur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **981 Working population ****55.6%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 70.1% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 632 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (3%) · **■** Marginal 170 (20%) 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 Pakhanjur - Prem Nagar1,778 people - Rup Nagar1,720 people - Lakhanpur1,664 people - Govindpur1,621 people - Chandipur1,514 people - Balrampur1,447 people - Jaipur1,428 people - Karekatta1,423 people [All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sham Nagar?497339 - How far is Sham Nagar from Kanker?135 km by road - What is the population of Sham Nagar?1,517 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sham Nagar in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sham Nagar?79.8% (Census 2011)