Village · Kamrau, Sirmaur
# Shamahn Pamta

Shamahn Pamta is a village in Kamrau sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173027. The 2011 Census counted 623 people in 95 households, the 21st largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.
- 623 people (2011)
- 95 households
- 72.1% literacy
- 173027 PIN code

## Shamahn Pamta PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Shamahn Pamta is 173027. Shamahn Pamta falls in Kamrau sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173027
- Community development block Paonta Sahib
- Census village code 023424

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Shamahn Pamta from nearby towns?
- Kamrau (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 80 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Shamahn Pamta?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Shamahn Pamta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Kafota
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Paonta Sahib
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Kofta
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shamahn Pamta known for?

The main crops are maize, ginger and wheat. About 19% of the 353 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Shamahn Pamta

Of every 100 households in Shamahn Pamta in 2011, 96 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Shamahn Pamta · ■ Kamrau rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 92%
- Toilet within the home 56% 38%
- No toilet (open defecation) 44% 62%
- Tap water 98% 86%
- Drinking water within premises 25% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 10%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 88%
- Use banking services 75% 74%
- Television 72% 51%
- Mobile phone 79% 66%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 1% 4%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 3%
- None of these assets 13% 22%
- Own their home 98% 90%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shamahn Pamta?

■ Shamahn Pamta · ■ Kamrau rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.1% 68.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 941 911
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 839 921
- Working population 43.3% 51.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 62.7% for women. 59% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 48 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 111 (41%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 40 (15%) · ■ Marginal 67 (25%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kamrau
- Korga 825 people
- Kunair Dhamaun 821 people
- Chauki Mirgwal 642 people
- Rangwa Pabhar 640 people
- Dhab Pipli 554 people
- Baila Gujon 552 people
- Khuenal Salag 551 people
- Bag Hawra 543 people

All 45 villages in Kamrau

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Shamahn Pamta? 173027
- How far is Shamahn Pamta from Nahan? 80 km by road
- What is the population of Shamahn Pamta? 623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shamahn Pamta in? Sirmaur district (Kamrau sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shamahn Pamta? 72.1% (Census 2011)

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