Sham Nagar, Pakhanjur, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India

Content updated on May 19, 2024.

Geographic Location of Sham Nagar


The village Sham Nagar is located in Pakhanjur Tahsil of Kanker District in the State of Chhattisgarh in India. It is governed by Sham Nagar Gram Panchayat. It comes under Koyalibeda Community Development Block. The nearest town is Pakhanjur, which is about 5 kilometers away from Sham Nagar.

Travel and Communication for Sham Nagar


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Sham Nagar,
Kanker,
Chhattisgarh, India
PIN - 497339

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Sham Nagar


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Sham Nagar is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Sham Nagar is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Sham Nagar


As per available data from the year 2009, 1517 persons live in 318 house holds in the village Sham Nagar. There are 716 female individuals and 801 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 47.2% and males constitute 52.8% of the total population.

There are 36 scheduled tribes persons of which 16 are females and 20 are males. Females constitute 44.44% and males constitute 55.56% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 2.37% of the total population.

Population density of Sham Nagar is 327.5 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Sham Nagar


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Total area of Sham Nagar is 463.21 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 296.42 ha. About 242.77 ha is un-irrigated area. About 64.77 ha is irrigated area. About 26.23 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 5.4 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 33.14 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 54.4 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 27.54 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 4.24 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 44.62 ha is culturable waste land. About 2.65 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 33.34 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Sham Nagar


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Pakhanjur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Sham Nagar.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Asebeda, which is less than 5 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Asebeda, which is less than 5 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Pakhanjur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

Colleges in Sham Nagar


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Pakhanjur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Raipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Raipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Raipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dhamtari, which is more than 10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

Other Educational Facilities in Sham Nagar


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Pakhanjur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Pakhanjur, which is 5-10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Raipur, which is more than 10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

Healthcare Facilities in Sham Nagar


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There is no allopathic hospital in the village Sham Nagar or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Sham Nagar.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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