# Shamas Abad Village, Khansahib, Badgam (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/shamas-abad/ Village · Khansahib, Badgam # Shamas Abad Shamas Abad is a village in Khansahib sub-district of Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **193411**. The 2011 Census counted **2,576 people in 404 households**, the 10th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.3%. - 2,576people (2011) - 404households - 63.9%literacy - 193411PIN code ## Shamas Abad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shamas Abad is 193411.** Shamas Abad falls in Khansahib sub-district, Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code193411 - Gram panchayatWaterhail - Community development blockKhansahib - Census village code000573 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shamas Abad from nearby towns? - Khansahib (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Budgam (district HQ)12 km by road - Khansahib (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 Shamas Abad? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Shamas Abad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khansahib - ○Degree college10+ km · Budgam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Budgam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Shamas Abad known for? The main crops are **paddy and rajmash**. About 75% of the 218 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Shamas Abad Of every 100 households in Shamas Abad in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shamas Abad · ■ Khansahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **84% Toilet within the home ****100%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **14% Tap water ****94%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****98%** **40% Television ****75%** **39% Mobile phone ****95%** **54% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **20% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Shamas Abad? ■ Shamas Abad · ■ Khansahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%** **50.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****601** **884 Working population ****25.5%** **22.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.3% for men and 54.4% for women. 36% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 16 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 27 (4%) · **■** Other work 187 (29%) · **■** Marginal 425 (65%) 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 Khansahib - Lainilab3,427 people - Watra Hail3,210 people - Yari Khah3,113 people - Kramsher2,944 people - Raithan2,575 people - Parnewa Jagir2,563 people - Bugru2,448 people - Hardu Wail2,296 people [All 99 villages in Khansahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/badgam/khansahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shamas Abad?193411 - How far is Shamas Abad from Budgam?12 km by road - What is the population of Shamas Abad?2,576 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shamas Abad in?Badgam district (Khansahib sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Shamas Abad?63.9% (Census 2011)