Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga
# Samaila

Samaila is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 847121. The 2011 Census counted 2,144 people in 532 households, the 39th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.
- 2,144 people (2011)
- 532 households
- 62.3% literacy
- 847121 PIN code

## Samaila PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Samaila is 847121. Samaila falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- PIN code 847121
- Gram panchayat Chhachha Pacharhi
- Community development block Keotiranway
- Census village code 226943

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

## How far is Samaila from nearby towns?
- Keotiranway (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 22 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town) 22 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Samaila?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Samaila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Degree college In village · 3 govt
- ● ITI / vocational school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society 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
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 11 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Samaila known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 75% of the 104 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Samaila

Of every 100 households in Samaila in 2011, 50 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samaila · ■ Keotiranway rural average
- Electricity for lighting 50% 21%
- Toilet within the home 23% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 77% 71%
- Tap water 1% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 51% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 91%
- Use banking services 57% 34%
- Television 15% 8%
- Mobile phone 57% 50%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 6% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 22% 32%
- Own their home 99% 98%

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

## What is the population of Samaila?

■ Samaila · ■ Keotiranway rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 62.3% 54.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1007 905
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1096 929
- Working population 28.4% 28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 50.3% for women. 45% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 66 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 17 (3%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 98 (16%) · ■ Marginal 426 (70%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Keotiranway
- Chakka 2,283 people
- Para 2,194 people
- Dome 2,187 people
- Dhobgawan 2,160 people
- Bansara 2,103 people
- Sarjapur 2,060 people
- Gokhul 2,054 people
- Jethiahi 2,012 people

All 110 villages in Keotiranway

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Samaila? 847121
- How far is Samaila from Darbhanga? 22 km by road
- What is the population of Samaila? 2,144 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samaila in? Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Samaila? 62.3% (Census 2011)

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