# Shamthan Village, Bandipora, Bandipore (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Bandipora, Bandipore 

# Shamthan

Shamthan is a village in Bandipora sub-district of Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **228 people in 33 households**, the 41st largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 228people (2011)
- 33households
- 32.7%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Shamthan PIN code and other codes

Shamthan falls in Bandipora sub-district, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- Gram panchayatDardpora
- Community development blockBandipora
- Census village code002734

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Shamthan from nearby towns?

- Bandipore (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Bandipore (district HQ)8 km by road
- Bandipora (nearest town)8 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 Shamthan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Shamthan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bandipore
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bandipore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bandipore
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Shamthan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Shamthan

Of every 100 households in Shamthan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shamthan · ■ Bandipora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**32%

Tap water ****100%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**79%

Use banking services ****0%**

**43%

Television ****3%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shamthan?

■ Shamthan · ■ Bandipora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.7%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**921

Working population ****50.0%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.3% for men and 28.4% for women. 45% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 67 (59%)

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 Bandipora

- Khurshi Pora902 people
- Chak Rashi Pora637 people
- Rangin Pora )609 people
- Chhandaji510 people

[All 42 villages in Bandipora](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/bandipore/bandipora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shamthan from Bandipore?8 km by road
- What is the population of Shamthan?228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shamthan in?Bandipore district (Bandipora sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Shamthan?32.7% (Census 2011)