# Shamjotchhit Village, Barharwa, Sahibganj (Jharkhand)

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Village · Barharwa, Sahibganj 

# Shamjotchhit

Shamjotchhit is a village in Barharwa sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand, PIN code **816105**. The 2011 Census counted **181 people in 36 households**, the 140th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 181people (2011)
- 36households
- 33.1%literacy
- 816105PIN code

## Shamjotchhit PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shamjotchhit is 816105.** Shamjotchhit falls in Barharwa sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code816105
- Gram panchayatRupas
- Community development blockBarharwa
- Census village code359610

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

## How far is Shamjotchhit from nearby towns?

- Barharwa (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ)71 km by road
- Pakur (nearest town)23 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 Shamjotchhit?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Maal Tola
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barharwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barharwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sahibganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Shamjotchhit known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 65% of the 125 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Shamjotchhit

Of every 100 households in Shamjotchhit in 2011, 8 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Shamjotchhit · ■ Barharwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**8%

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

**15%

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

**85%

Tap water ****100%**

**3%

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

**12%

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

**3%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****0%**

**38%

Television ****11%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****0%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Shamjotchhit?

■ Shamjotchhit · ■ Barharwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.1%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****792**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****594**

**961

Working population ****42.5%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.3% for men and 14.8% for women. 37% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 75 (97%)

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

- Kesabpur187 people
- Nischintapur184 people
- Milik Goalkhor183 people
- Jalalpur181 people
- Kusmi Lakhipur178 people
- Shamjot168 people
- Dariapur162 people
- Mahatapur162 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shamjotchhit?816105
- How far is Shamjotchhit from Sahibganj?71 km by road
- What is the population of Shamjotchhit?181 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shamjotchhit in?Sahibganj district (Barharwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shamjotchhit?33.1% (Census 2011)