# Samhaura Village, Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/samhaura/ Village · Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi, Darbhanga # Samhaura Samhaura is a village in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **848207**. The 2011 Census counted **2,302 people in 456 households**, the 18th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 44.1%. - 2,302people (2011) - 456households - 55.2%literacy - 848207PIN code ## Samhaura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Samhaura is 848207.** Samhaura falls in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code848207 - Gram panchayatIthar - Community development blockKusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Census village code227946 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Samhaura from nearby towns? - Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)73 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town)73 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 Samhaura? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Samhaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Biraul - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 Samhaura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Samhaura Of every 100 households in Samhaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Samhaura · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****3%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **91% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****11%** **16% Television ****2%** **2% Mobile phone ****41%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****51%** **47% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Samhaura? ■ Samhaura · ■ Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.2%** **44.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860** **951 Working population ****40.5%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.4% for men and 39.2% for women. 46% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 303 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 378 (41%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 44 (5%) · **■** Marginal 203 (22%) 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 Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi - Mahisaut2,861 people - Anrahi2,369 people - Barania2,353 people - Harnahi2,316 people - Ujua2,158 people - Raepur2,050 people - Adalpur1,990 people - Tilakpur1,910 people [All 36 villages in Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/kusheshwar-asthan-purbi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Samhaura?848207 - How far is Samhaura from Darbhanga?73 km by road - What is the population of Samhaura?2,302 (Census 2011) - Which district is Samhaura in?Darbhanga district (Kusheshwar Asthan Purbi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Samhaura?55.2% (Census 2011)