# Shamdih Village, Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/shamdih/ Village · Baghmara-Cum-Katras, Dhanbad # Shamdih Shamdih is a village in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828105**. The 2011 Census counted **1,188 people in 242 households**, the 78th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 1,188people (2011) - 242households - 64.5%literacy - 828105PIN code ## Shamdih PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shamdih is 828105.** Shamdih falls in Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - PIN code828105 - Gram panchayatNichitpur - Community development blockBaghmara-Cum-Katras - Census village code361518 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shamdih from nearby towns? - Baghmara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)25 km by road - Dhanbad (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 Shamdih? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Shamdih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Railway stationIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Katras - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Katras - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds 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 Shamdih known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 4% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Shamdih Of every 100 households in Shamdih in 2011, 85 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Shamdih · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **86% Toilet within the home ****24%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **80% Tap water ****2%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%** **26% Use banking services ****30%** **66% Television ****28%** **53% Mobile phone ****58%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****27%** **15% Own their home ****94%** **82% 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 Shamdih? ■ Shamdih · ■ Baghmara-Cum-Katras rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790** **929 Working population ****24.2%** **29.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.1% for men and 51.6% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 163 (57%) · **■** Marginal 108 (38%) 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 Baghmara-Cum-Katras - Barki1,259 people - Sonardih1,207 people - Dharkiro1,199 people - Keshargara1,189 people - Bandhdih1,181 people - Rudi1,173 people - Lusadi1,172 people - Olidi1,126 people [All 192 villages in Baghmara-Cum-Katras](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/baghmara-cum-katras/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shamdih?828105 - How far is Shamdih from Dhanbad?25 km by road - What is the population of Shamdih?1,188 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shamdih in?Dhanbad district (Baghmara-Cum-Katras sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Shamdih?64.5% (Census 2011)