Village · Shamator, Tuensang
# Shamator Hq

Shamator Hq is a village in Shamator sub-district of Tuensang district, Nagaland, PIN code 798612. The 2011 Census counted 4,257 people in 734 households, the 1st largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.
- 4,257 people (2011)
- 734 households
- 82.6% literacy
- 798612 PIN code

## Shamator Hq PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Shamator Hq is 798612. Shamator Hq falls in Shamator sub-district, Tuensang district, Nagaland.
- PIN code 798612
- Community development block Shamator
- Census village code 268002

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Shamator Hq from nearby towns?
- Tuensang (district HQ) 56 km by road
- Tuensang (nearest town) 56 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Shamator Hq?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Shamator Hq; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● TB clinic In village · 1
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Tuensang
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tuensang
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kohima
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011) 12 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Shamator Hq known for?

The main crops are paddy, beans and maize. Products made here include bamboo basket, traditional shawls and wood carving.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Shamator Hq

Of every 100 households in Shamator Hq in 2011, 84 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Shamator Hq · ■ Shamator rural average
- Electricity for lighting 84% 74%
- Toilet within the home 94% 42%
- No toilet (open defecation) 5% 47%
- Tap water 88% 79%
- Drinking water within premises 33% 15%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 99%
- Use banking services 29% 14%
- Television 29% 12%
- Mobile phone 40% 28%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 1%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 2%
- None of these assets 45% 62%
- Own their home 70% 89%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Shamator Hq?

■ Shamator Hq · ■ Shamator rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.6% 66.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 939 988
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 910 974
- Working population 31.7% 38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 78.1% for women. 34% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 620 (46%) · ■ Farm labourers 95 (7%) · ■ Household industry 20 (1%) · ■ Other work 418 (31%) · ■ Marginal 198 (15%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shamator
- Sangphur 2,314 people
- Shamator Village 1,159 people
- Yakor 1,078 people
- Waphur 996 people

All 11 villages in Shamator

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Shamator Hq? 798612
- How far is Shamator Hq from Tuensang? 56 km by road
- What is the population of Shamator Hq? 4,257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shamator Hq in? Tuensang district (Shamator sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Shamator Hq? 82.6% (Census 2011)

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