# Shah Shamas Village, Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/shah-shamas/ Village · Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur # Shah Shamas Shah Shamas is a village in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143511**. The 2011 Census counted **628 people in 128 households**, the 70th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 628people (2011) - 128households - 75.9%literacy - 143511PIN code ## Shah Shamas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shah Shamas is 143511.** Shah Shamas falls in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143511 - Gram panchayatShah Shamas - Community development blockDera Baba Nanak - Census village code028882 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shah Shamas from nearby towns? - Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)55 km by road - Batala (nearest town)12 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 Shah Shamas? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Shah Shamas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhianpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 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 watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Shah Shamas known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 93% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Shah Shamas Of every 100 households in Shah Shamas in 2011, 99 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Shah Shamas · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **94% Toilet within the home ****58%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **40% Tap water ****1%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **58% Use banking services ****75%** **57% Television ****89%** **84% Mobile phone ****85%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****57%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****2%** **5% 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 Shah Shamas? ■ Shah Shamas · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.9%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****622** **804 Working population ****25.0%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.0% for men and 74.8% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 83 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (14%) · **■** Other work 47 (30%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%) 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 Dera Baba Nanak - Mansur663 people - Jiwan Nangal643 people - Man637 people - Behlolpur634 people - Qadian Gujjran601 people - Mulowali598 people - Rajeke592 people - Ghanike Bet582 people [All 122 villages in Dera Baba Nanak](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shah Shamas?143511 - How far is Shah Shamas from Gurdaspur?55 km by road - What is the population of Shah Shamas?628 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shah Shamas in?Gurdaspur district (Dera Baba Nanak sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Shah Shamas?75.9% (Census 2011)