# Samda Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Samda

Samda is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,030 people in 193 households**, the 40th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 1,030people (2011)
- 193households
- 51.1%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Samda PIN code and other codes

Samda falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChampi
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256281

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Samda from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)15 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 Samda?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Samda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter

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 Samda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 30% of the 206 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Samda

Of every 100 households in Samda in 2011, 11 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Samda · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**82%

Tap water ****24%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****18%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**35%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Samda?

■ Samda · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1172**

**997

Working population ****45.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.2% for men and 42.3% for women. 53% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (31%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 45 (10%) · **■** Marginal 210 (45%)

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 Sherghati

- Lachhnaiti1,415 people
- Bhujaul1,191 people
- Niman1,080 people
- Dakhin Khap1,062 people
- Ratanpura988 people
- Majhanpur974 people
- Ismailpur969 people
- Mansa Bigha945 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Samda from Gaya?60 km by road
- What is the population of Samda?1,030 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samda in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Samda?51.1% (Census 2011)