Shamsgarh is a village in the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in the Huzur tehsil and the Phanda block.[1]
Shamsgarh | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Shamsgarh  Shamsgarh | |
| Coordinates: 23°07′15″N 77°19′46″E / 23.1208817°N 77.3295708°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Bhopal |
| Tehsil | Huzur |
| Elevation | 552 m (1,811 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 387 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | MP-IN |
| 2011 census code | 482525 |
The village is home to an ancient Jain temple and a shiva temple .The Shiva temple and two step wells were declared as state-protected monuments in 2012. The idols in this temple have been dated to 11th century.[2]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2011 census of India, Samasgarh has 72 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 64.56%.[3]
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 387 | 200 | 187 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 54 | 26 | 28 |
| Scheduled caste | 62 | 36 | 26 |
| Scheduled tribe | 212 | 104 | 108 |
| Literates | 215 | 128 | 87 |
| Workers (all) | 199 | 108 | 91 |
| Main workers (total) | 124 | 79 | 45 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 31 | 20 | 11 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 72 | 42 | 30 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 75 | 29 | 46 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 57 | 19 | 38 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Non-workers | 188 | 92 | 96 |
References
edit- ^ "RFP Document for Establishing Operating and Maintaining Lok Seva Kendra" (PDF). E-Governance Society Bhopal District. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ "Samasgarh temple declared a protected monument". Zee News. 30 May 2012.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Bhopal" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 20 July 2015.