# Sham Nagar Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/sham-nagar/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Sham Nagar Sham Nagar is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,356 people in 455 households**, the 31st largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 2,356people (2011) - 455households - 72.3%literacy - 143001PIN code ## Sham Nagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sham Nagar is 143001.** Sham Nagar falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143001 - Gram panchayatSham Nagar - Community development blockMajitha - Census village code037468 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sham Nagar from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)27 km by road - Majitha (nearest town)5 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 Sham Nagar? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sham Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Majitha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 h winter 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 Sham Nagar known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 87% of the 471 hectares of village land is sown, and 412 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 Sham Nagar Of every 100 households in Sham Nagar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Sham Nagar · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****60%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****39%** **36% Tap water ****40%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **57% Use banking services ****69%** **56% Television ****89%** **83% Mobile phone ****67%** **69% Computer with internet ****6%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **7% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Sham Nagar? ■ Sham Nagar · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****745** **818 Working population ****33.0%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 66.8% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 70 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 583 (75%) · **■** Marginal 102 (13%) 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 Amritsar -I - Bhilowal2,509 people - Chogawan Roopowali2,503 people - Dhadde2,410 people - Chhapa Ramsingh2,390 people - Bhangwan2,344 people - Chogawan2,342 people - Chachowali2,330 people - Jania2,286 people [All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sham Nagar?143001 - How far is Sham Nagar from Amritsar?27 km by road - What is the population of Sham Nagar?2,356 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sham Nagar in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sham Nagar?72.3% (Census 2011)