# Shamashpur Village, Rajpura, Patiala (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/rajpura/shamashpur/ Village · Rajpura, Patiala # Shamashpur Shamashpur is a village in Rajpura sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code **147001**. The 2011 Census counted **727 people in 129 households**, the 154th largest of 240 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 727people (2011) - 129households - 72.1%literacy - 147001PIN code ## Shamashpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shamashpur is 147001.** Shamashpur falls in Rajpura sub-district, Patiala district, Punjab. - PIN code147001 - Gram panchayatShamashpur - Community development blockGhanaur - Census village code036869 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shamashpur from nearby towns? - Rajpura (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Patiala (district HQ)35 km by road - Ghanaur (nearest town)15 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 Shamashpur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Shamashpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jand Mangoli - ○Degree college10+ km · Patiala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patiala - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Shamashpur known for? The main crops are **rice, paddy and wheat**. Products made here include daria, khesian and kambal. About 89% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Shamashpur Of every 100 households in Shamashpur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 89 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Shamashpur · ■ Rajpura rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****94%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **28% Tap water ****1%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%** **59% Use banking services ****99%** **57% Television ****100%** **83% Mobile phone ****38%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****89%** **45% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **8% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Shamashpur? ■ Shamashpur · ■ Rajpura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****818** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696** **834 Working population ****32.7%** **32.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.4% for men and 68.1% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 113 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (4%) · **■** Household industry 87 (37%) · **■** Other work 20 (8%) · **■** Marginal 9 (4%) 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 Rajpura - Harigarh756 people - Balsuan752 people - Sihri752 people - Salempur Jattan734 people - Nanheri726 people - Mehmoodpur720 people - Chandu Majra707 people - Safdarpur703 people [All 243 villages in Rajpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/rajpura/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shamashpur?147001 - How far is Shamashpur from Patiala?35 km by road - What is the population of Shamashpur?727 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shamashpur in?Patiala district (Rajpura sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Shamashpur?72.1% (Census 2011)