# Nangal Shama Village, Jalandhar - I, Jalandhar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-i/nangal-shama/ Village · Jalandhar - I, Jalandhar # Nangal Shama Nangal Shama is a village in Jalandhar - I sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144008**. The 2011 Census counted **1,493 people in 310 households**, the 43rd largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 1,493people (2011) - 310households - 89.2%literacy - 144008PIN code ## Nangal Shama PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nangal Shama is 144008.** Nangal Shama falls in Jalandhar - I sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144008 - Gram panchayatNangal Shama - Community development blockJalandhar - Census village code030349 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nangal Shama from nearby towns? - Jalandhar - I (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)5 km by road - Jalandhar Cantt. (nearest town)2 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 Nangal Shama? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Nangal Shama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jalandhar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jalandhar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jalandhar - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water 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 Nangal Shama known for? The main crops are **wheat, sugarcane and potato**. About 71% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Nangal Shama Of every 100 households in Nangal Shama in 2011, 99 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Nangal Shama · ■ Jalandhar - I rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****94%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **24% Tap water ****91%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%** **58% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%** **38% Use banking services ****67%** **80% Television ****90%** **88% Mobile phone ****74%** **78% Computer with internet ****7%** **4% Two-wheeler ****52%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **12% None of these assets ****1%** **2% Own their home ****82%** **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 Nangal Shama? ■ Nangal Shama · ■ Jalandhar - I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944** **958 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **893 Working population ****32.8%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 85.3% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 324 (66%) · **■** Marginal 117 (24%) 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 - Budhiana1,577 people - Johal1,573 people - Salarpur1,510 people - Hardo Pharala1,496 people - Dhanal1,487 people - Rehmanpur1,444 people - Kabulpur1,409 people - Duhra1,406 people [All 138 villages in Jalandhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nangal Shama?144008 - How far is Nangal Shama from Jalandhar?5 km by road - What is the population of Nangal Shama?1,493 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nangal Shama in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Nangal Shama?89.2% (Census 2011)