# Sham Nagar Village, Dera Gopipur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/sham-nagar/ Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra # Sham Nagar Sham Nagar is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177113**. The 2011 Census counted **653 people in 162 households**, the 56th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%. - 653people (2011) - 162households - 83.5%literacy - 177113PIN code ## Sham Nagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sham Nagar is 177113.** Sham Nagar falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code177113 - Community development blockPragpur - Census village code010217 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? - Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)80 km by road - Dera Gopipur (nearest town)25 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? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sham Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chanor - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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? The main crops are **wheat**. About 34% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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, 98 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sham Nagar · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****83%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **34% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **69% Use banking services ****98%** **95% Television ****71%** **78% Mobile phone ****69%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****7%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%** **87.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **1067 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814** **890 Working population ****65.2%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 78.1% for women. 64% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 9 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (11%) · **■** Marginal 361 (85%) 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 Dera Gopipur - Samnoli681 people - Jin671 people - Dhaunta664 people - Thor Uparli656 people - Chalali637 people - Lahalpur632 people - Nau Shehra632 people - Maryari631 people [All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/dera-gopipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sham Nagar?177113 - How far is Sham Nagar from Dharmsala?80 km by road - What is the population of Sham Nagar?653 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sham Nagar in?Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sham Nagar?83.5% (Census 2011)