Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur # Shampur Gorkhuwala Shampur Gorkhuwala is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173025. The 2011 Census counted 4,584 people in 919 households, the 3rd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 4,584 people (2011) - 919 households - 72.3% literacy - 173025 PIN code ## Shampur Gorkhuwala PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Shampur Gorkhuwala is 173025. Shampur Gorkhuwala falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173025 - Community development block Paonta Sahib - Census village code 023357 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Shampur Gorkhuwala from nearby towns? - Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 60 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Shampur Gorkhuwala? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Shampur Gorkhuwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Shampur Gorkhuwala known for? The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and wheat. About 74% of the 409 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Shampur Gorkhuwala Of every 100 households in Shampur Gorkhuwala in 2011, 97 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Shampur Gorkhuwala · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 96% - Toilet within the home 34% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 66% 45% - Tap water 24% 65% - Drinking water within premises 23% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 20% 32% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 77% 63% - Use banking services 76% 76% - Television 65% 63% - Mobile phone 54% 65% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 30% 31% - Car / jeep / van 4% 7% - None of these assets 7% 11% - Own their home 96% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Shampur Gorkhuwala? ■ Shampur Gorkhuwala · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.3% 76.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 921 901 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 954 928 - Working population 42.3% 41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.6% for men and 62.1% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 288 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 35 (2%) · ■ Household industry 21 (1%) · ■ Other work 729 (38%) · ■ Marginal 868 (45%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Paonta Sahib - Bhagani 5,757 people - Misarwala 4,757 people - Majra 3,924 people - Patlion 3,511 people - Manpur Dewra 3,306 people - Kolar 2,874 people All 146 villages in Paonta Sahib ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shampur Gorkhuwala? 173025 - How far is Shampur Gorkhuwala from Nahan? 60 km by road - What is the population of Shampur Gorkhuwala? 4,584 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shampur Gorkhuwala in? Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Shampur Gorkhuwala? 72.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/shampur-gorkhuwala/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.