# Samaul Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/samaul/ Village · Forbesganj, Araria # Samaul Samaul is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854318**. The 2011 Census counted **2,711 people in 577 households**, the 45th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%. - 2,711people (2011) - 577households - 58.7%literacy - 854318PIN code ## Samaul PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Samaul is 854318.** Samaul falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar. - PIN code854318 - Gram panchayatKhair Khan - Community development blockForbesganj - Census village code221580 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Samaul from nearby towns? - Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Araria (district HQ)26 km by road - Farbisganj (nearest town)10 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Samaul? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Samaul; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Farbisganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Farbisganj - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Samaul known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 286 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Samaul Of every 100 households in Samaul in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Samaul · ■ Forbesganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **12% Toilet within the home ****7%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****6%** **20% Television ****5%** **8% Mobile phone ****42%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **35% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Samaul? ■ Samaul · ■ Forbesganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.7%** **52.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **955 Working population ****44.8%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.5% for men and 46.7% for women. 53% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 197 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (35%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (2%) · **■** Marginal 568 (47%) 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 Forbesganj - Basgara3,297 people - Ghiwba3,225 people - Mirganj3,038 people - Eidgah2,902 people - Gurmahi2,690 people - Madhura2,565 people - Bathnaha2,525 people - Halhalia2,524 people [All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Samaul?854318 - How far is Samaul from Araria?26 km by road - What is the population of Samaul?2,711 (Census 2011) - Which district is Samaul in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Samaul?58.7% (Census 2011)