# Shamsher Nagar Village, Fatehgarh Sahib – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/fatehgarh-sahib/shamsher-nagar/ Village · Fatehgarh Sahib, Fatehgarh Sahib # Shamsher Nagar Shamsher Nagar is a village in Fatehgarh Sahib sub-district of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, PIN code **140406**. The 2011 Census counted **239 people in 49 households**, the 156th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.6%. - 239people (2011) - 49households - 85.6%literacy - 140406PIN code ## Shamsher Nagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shamsher Nagar is 140406.** Shamsher Nagar falls in Fatehgarh Sahib sub-district, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab. - PIN code140406 - Gram panchayatShamsher Nagar - Community development blockKhera - Census village code032707 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shamsher Nagar from nearby towns? - Fatehgarh Sahib (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Fatehgarh Sahib (district HQ)8 km by road - Fatehgarh Sahib (nearest town)1 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 Shamsher Nagar? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Shamsher Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shamsher Nagar - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Fategarh Sahib - ○Degree college5–10 km · Fatehgarh Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Fatehgarh Sahib - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Shamsher Nagar known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 55% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Shamsher Nagar Of every 100 households in Shamsher Nagar in 2011, 90 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Shamsher Nagar · ■ Fatehgarh Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **98% Toilet within the home ****87%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **17% Tap water ****37%** **32% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **49% Use banking services ****78%** **74% Television ****75%** **86% Mobile phone ****90%** **80% Computer with internet ****10%** **2% Two-wheeler ****63%** **58% Car / jeep / van ****18%** **15% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****77%** **96% 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 Shamsher Nagar? ■ Shamsher Nagar · ■ Fatehgarh Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%** **77.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867** **887 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300** **816 Working population ****31.4%** **33.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.4% for men and 77.6% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (13%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 28 (37%) · **■** Marginal 9 (12%) 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 Fatehgarh Sahib - Patarsi Khurd267 people - Longo Majri261 people - Bulebas Alias Mukandpura255 people - Haripur248 people - Bhaini Khurd214 people - Naraingarh209 people - Rampur Jadid185 people - Harnam Nagar174 people [All 171 villages in Fatehgarh Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/fatehgarh-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shamsher Nagar?140406 - How far is Shamsher Nagar from Fatehgarh Sahib?8 km by road - What is the population of Shamsher Nagar?239 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shamsher Nagar in?Fatehgarh Sahib district (Fatehgarh Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Shamsher Nagar?85.6% (Census 2011)