# Jamsher Village, Jalandhar - I, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-i/jamsher/ Village · Jalandhar - I, Jalandhar # Jamsher Jamsher is a village in Jalandhar - I sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144020**. The 2011 Census counted **8,437 people in 1,776 households**, the 1st largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 8,437people (2011) - 1,776households - 80.8%literacy - 144020PIN code ## Jamsher PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jamsher is 144020.** Jamsher falls in Jalandhar - I sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144020 - Gram panchayatJamsher - Community development blockJalandhar - Census village code030362 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jamsher from nearby towns? - Jalandhar - I (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)10 km by road - Jalandhar (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 Jamsher? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Jamsher; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 5 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jalandhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 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 Jamsher known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 82% of the 1,130 hectares of village land is sown, and 927 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 Jamsher Of every 100 households in Jamsher in 2011, 98 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Jamsher · ■ Jalandhar - I rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****81%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **24% Tap water ****59%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **58% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **38% Use banking services ****77%** **80% Television ****86%** **88% Mobile phone ****78%** **78% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****45%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **12% None of these assets ****4%** **2% Own their home ****89%** **91% 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 Jamsher? ■ Jamsher · ■ Jalandhar - I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **893 Working population ****35.7%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 77.2% for women. 57% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 427 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (3%) · **■** Household industry 74 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,065 (69%) · **■** Marginal 358 (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 Jalandhar - I - Daroli Kalan & Daroli Khurd4,767 people - Beas Pind4,203 people - Pholriwala4,076 people - Haripur3,292 people [All 138 villages in Jalandhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jamsher?144020 - How far is Jamsher from Jalandhar?10 km by road - What is the population of Jamsher?8,437 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jamsher in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Jamsher?80.8% (Census 2011)