# Shamkot Village, Malout, Muktsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/muktsar/malout/shamkot/ Village · Malout, Muktsar # Shamkot Shamkot is a village in Malout sub-district of Muktsar district, Punjab, PIN code **152115**. The 2011 Census counted **3,838 people in 672 households**, the 16th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%. - 3,838people (2011) - 672households - 63.3%literacy - 152115PIN code ## Shamkot PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shamkot is 152115.** Shamkot falls in Malout sub-district, Muktsar district, Punjab. - PIN code152115 - Gram panchayatShamkot - Community development blockMalout - Census village code035240 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shamkot from nearby towns? - Malout (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Muktsar (district HQ)38 km by road - Malout (nearest town)8 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 Shamkot? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Shamkot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Malout - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Malout - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 14 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 Shamkot known for? The main crops are **cotton, paddy and wheat**. About 88% of the 1,682 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,486 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 Shamkot Of every 100 households in Shamkot in 2011, 100 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Shamkot · ■ Malout rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****65%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **28% Tap water ****10%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **69% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **68% Use banking services ****44%** **51% Television ****74%** **73% Mobile phone ****77%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****41%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **14% None of these assets ****9%** **9% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Shamkot? ■ Shamkot · ■ Malout rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.3%** **61.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811** **846 Working population ****40.1%** **39.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.1% for men and 55.8% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 538 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 319 (21%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 339 (22%) · **■** Marginal 341 (22%) 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 Malout - Sikhwala4,425 people - Bham4,324 people - Bhittiwala4,277 people - Khunan Kalan3,977 people - Enakhera3,746 people - Jandwala Charat Singh3,726 people - Waring Khera3,684 people - Tapa Khera3,566 people [All 91 villages in Malout](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/muktsar/malout/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shamkot?152115 - How far is Shamkot from Muktsar?38 km by road - What is the population of Shamkot?3,838 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shamkot in?Muktsar district (Malout sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Shamkot?63.3% (Census 2011)