Village · Baheri, Darbhanga
# Samastipur

Samastipur is a village in Baheri sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 847101. The 2011 Census counted 989 people in 233 households, the 56th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.
- 989 people (2011)
- 233 households
- 57.9% literacy
- 847101 PIN code

## Samastipur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Samastipur is 847101. Samastipur falls in Baheri sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- PIN code 847101
- Gram panchayat Chakwa Marwari
- Community development block Baheri
- Census village code 227636

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

## How far is Samastipur from nearby towns?
- Baheri (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 24 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town) 24 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Samastipur?

5 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
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

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 68% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samastipur · ■ Baheri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 3%
- Toilet within the home 5% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 86%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 32% 35%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95%
- Use banking services 25% 36%
- Television 3% 4%
- Mobile phone 53% 54%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 36% 29%
- Own their home 96% 99%

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

## What is the population of Samastipur?

■ Samastipur · ■ Baheri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.9% 56.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 859 899
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 976 915
- Working population 31.9% 34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 43.5% for women. 51% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 53 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 25 (8%) · ■ Other work 3 (1%) · ■ Marginal 234 (74%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Baheri
- Dadarwara 1,139 people
- Benta 1,117 people
- Jadupatti 1,112 people
- Kumar 1,026 people
- Kapi 979 people
- Lagupur 973 people
- Bhagawatipur 969 people
- Chakla 925 people

All 80 villages in Baheri

## Other places named Samastipur
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- Samastipur · Town, Samastipur · 67,925 people
- Samastipur · Village, Sahebpur Kamal, Begusarai · 5,273 people
- Samastipur · Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur · 1,405 people
- Samastipur · Village, Sarmera, Nalanda · 449 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Samastipur? 847101
- How far is Samastipur from Darbhanga? 24 km by road
- What is the population of Samastipur? 989 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samastipur in? Darbhanga district (Baheri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Samastipur? 57.9% (Census 2011)

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