Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur
# Samastipur

Samastipur is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,405 people in 272 households, the 52nd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.
- 1,405 people (2011)
- 272 households
- 71.4% literacy
- 927 females per 1,000 males

## Samastipur PIN code and other codes

Samastipur falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Gobrai
- Community development block Shahkund
- Census village code 239827

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Samastipur from nearby towns?
- Shahkund (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ) 26 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town) 26 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Samastipur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Samastipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Samastipur known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 80% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Samastipur

Of every 100 households in Samastipur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samastipur · ■ Shahkund rural average
- Electricity for lighting 11% 19%
- Toilet within the home 36% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 64% 76%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 57% 36%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 92%
- Use banking services 54% 50%
- Television 7% 12%
- Mobile phone 55% 52%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 5% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 31% 29%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Samastipur?

■ Samastipur · ■ Shahkund rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.4% 62.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 927 880
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 851 927
- Working population 26.6% 36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 63.7% for women. 40% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 101 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 73 (20%) · ■ Household industry 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 26 (7%) · ■ Marginal 168 (45%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shahkund
- Karanpur 1,503 people
- Janipur 1,484 people
- Jamalpur 1,446 people
- Bariarpur 1,444 people
- Dohradih 1,387 people
- Bagh Chappar 1,360 people
- Karharia 1,348 people
- Ibrahimpur 1,199 people

All 170 villages in Shahkund

## Quick answers
- How far is Samastipur from Bhagalpur? 26 km by road
- What is the population of Samastipur? 1,405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samastipur in? Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Samastipur? 71.4% (Census 2011)

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