# Shamnagar, Barharwa, Sahibganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Barharwa, Sahibganj 

# Shamnagar

Shamnagar is a village in [Barharwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barharwa/) sub-district of [Sahibganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/) district, [Jharkhand](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/). The 2011 Census counted **620 people in 123 households**, the 82nd largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 620people (2011)
- 123households
- 60.3%literacy
- 1,060females per 1,000 males

## Shamnagar PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMayurkhosa
- Community development blockBarharwa
- Census village code359720

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

## How far is Shamnagar from nearby towns?

- Barharwa (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Sahibganj (district HQ)76 km by road
- Pakur (nearest town)9 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 Shamnagar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Shamnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Barasonakar
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barasonakar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Barasonakar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Barasonakar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube 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 Shamnagar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 91% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Shamnagar

Of every 100 households in Shamnagar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shamnagar · ■ 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 ****1%**

**12%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****7%**

**38%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Shamnagar?

■ Shamnagar · ■ Barharwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**961

Working population ****27.4%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 46.7% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 154 (91%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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

- Kamalpur661 people
- Srikantpara653 people
- Sirasing641 people
- Ganeshpur621 people
- Mirjapur615 people
- Dhatapara611 people
- Anguthia599 people
- Pipra598 people

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

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## Quick answers

- How far is Shamnagar from Sahibganj?76 km by road
- What is the population of Shamnagar?620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shamnagar in?Sahibganj district (Barharwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Shamnagar?60.3% (Census 2011)