# Shamjot Village, Barharwa, Sahibganj (Jharkhand) – PIN Code (2)

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Village · Barharwa, Sahibganj 

# Shamjot

Shamjot is a village in Barharwa sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **119 people in 28 households**, the 149th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 119people (2011)
- 28households
- 30.8%literacy
- 1,052females per 1,000 males

## Shamjot PIN code and other codes

Shamjot falls in Barharwa sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatBindupur
- Community development blockBarharwa
- Census village code359703

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

## What facilities are there in Shamjot?

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

### In the village

- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Shamjot known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Shamjot

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

■ Shamjot · ■ Barharwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**12%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**85%

Use banking services ****0%**

**38%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****60%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Shamjot?

■ Shamjot · ■ Barharwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.8%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**961

Working population ****45.4%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.1% for men and 27.7% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 27 (50%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 26 (48%)

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 Barharwa

- Jotjagat155 people
- Jotudhab155 people
- Jotbeseswar154 people
- Kishnapur151 people
- Goalpara115 people
- Mahadevpur111 people
- Nischintapur111 people
- Chakjitwakanaidanga107 people

[All 240 villages in Barharwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barharwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shamjot?119 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shamjot in?Sahibganj district (Barharwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shamjot?30.8% (Census 2011)