Shamsgarh is a village in the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in the Huzur tehsil and the Phanda block.
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.
Demographics
According 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%.
+ Demographics (2011 Census) 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