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About Shamjot Village

Shamjot is a small village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 89 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamjot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamjot village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816101
Population 168
Male Population 89
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shamjot compares

By the 2011 count Shamjot is the 113th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Shamjot

Shamjot is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shamjot as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Salalpur, Salapur, Salema and Satgachhi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Shamjot

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamjot village had a population of 168. That makes it the 113th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Shamjot village has 89 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamjot has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Shamjot is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamjot falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Shamjot notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shamjot.

Shamjot is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shamjot today is likely to be higher.

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