# Shamsham Nagar Village, Jewar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar 

# Shamsham Nagar

Shamsham Nagar is a village in Jewar sub-district of Gautam Buddha Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,067 people in 210 households**, the 62nd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 1,067people (2011)
- 210households
- 79.7%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Shamsham Nagar

Of every 100 households in Shamsham Nagar in 2011, 67 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Shamsham Nagar · ■ Jewar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**89%

Use banking services ****82%**

**68%

Television ****49%**

**43%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****4%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Shamsham Nagar?

■ Shamsham Nagar · ■ Jewar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**856

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**813

Working population ****24.3%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 65.0% for women. 42% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (28%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 80 (31%) · **■** Marginal 15 (6%)

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 Jewar

- Jaunchana1,219 people
- Rustampur1,192 people
- Chachura1,153 people
- Bhikanpur1,080 people
- Govindgarh996 people
- Dubli975 people
- Pachokara928 people
- Mukimpur Siwara920 people

[All 92 villages in Jewar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gautam-buddha-nagar/jewar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Shamsham Nagar?1,067 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shamsham Nagar in?Gautam Buddha Nagar district (Jewar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Shamsham Nagar?79.7% (Census 2011)