# Jamsher Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Jamsher

Jamsher is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144629**. The 2011 Census counted **512 people in 94 households**, the 119th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 512people (2011)
- 94households
- 58.5%literacy
- 144629PIN code

## Jamsher PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jamsher is 144629.** Jamsher falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144629
- Gram panchayatJamsher
- Community development blockLohian Khas
- Census village code029765

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?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)58 km by road
- Lohian Khass (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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jamsher; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lohiankhass
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shah Kot
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lohian
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)14 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, sugarcane and sarson**. About 89% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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, 95 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jamsher · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**26%

Tap water ****74%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**56%

Use banking services ****46%**

**71%

Television ****62%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**12%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Jamsher?

■ Jamsher · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****698**

**862

Working population ****34.6%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.7% for men and 58.4% for women. 59% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 6 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (40%) · **■** Other work 33 (19%) · **■** Marginal 68 (38%)

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 Shahkot

- Kamalpur533 people
- Khosa531 people
- Malupur524 people
- Dharmiwal522 people
- Isewal500 people
- Hazipur498 people
- Sahlapur492 people
- Badshahpur490 people

[All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jamsher?144629
- How far is Jamsher from Jalandhar?58 km by road
- What is the population of Jamsher?512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jamsher in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Jamsher?58.5% (Census 2011)