# Sham Sherpur Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/sham-sherpur/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Sham Sherpur Sham Sherpur is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143602**. The 2011 Census counted **2,558 people in 477 households**, the 37th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 2,558people (2011) - 477households - 69.7%literacy - 143602PIN code ## Sham Sherpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sham Sherpur is 143602.** Sham Sherpur falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143602 - Gram panchayatSham Sherpur - Community development blockFatehgarh Churian - Census village code028820 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sham Sherpur from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)60 km by road - Fathegarh Churian (nearest town)4 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 Sherpur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sham Sherpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Fatehgarh Churian - ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sherpur known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 84% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Sherpur Of every 100 households in Sham Sherpur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sham Sherpur · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****78%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **36% Tap water ****11%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****95%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **56% Use banking services ****33%** **59% Television ****77%** **83% Mobile phone ****54%** **71% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****28%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****9%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **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 Sherpur? ■ Sham Sherpur · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **798 Working population ****31.7%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 66.2% for women. 51% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 80 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (32%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 401 (50%) · **■** Marginal 53 (7%) 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 Batala - Harpura2,864 people - Tawandi Lal Singh2,786 people - Chahal Kalan2,696 people - Chaudhriwala2,654 people - Leel Kalan2,531 people - Mulianwali2,522 people - Bhamboi2,504 people - Mathola2,403 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sham Sherpur?143602 - How far is Sham Sherpur from Gurdaspur?60 km by road - What is the population of Sham Sherpur?2,558 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sham Sherpur in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sham Sherpur?69.7% (Census 2011)