# Samogar Village, Katiya, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katiya, Gopalganj 

# Samogar

Samogar is a village in Katiya sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,391 people in 247 households**, the 28th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 1,391people (2011)
- 247households
- 58.1%literacy
- 1,269females per 1,000 males

## Samogar PIN code and other codes

Samogar falls in Katiya sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarkataha
- Community development blockKatiya
- Census village code229773

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

## How far is Samogar from nearby towns?

- Katiya (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)69 km by road
- Katiya (nearest town)7 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 Samogar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Samogar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Koraia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 11 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 Samogar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 92% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Samogar

Of every 100 households in Samogar in 2011, 9 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Samogar · ■ Katiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****60%**

**68%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****15%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Samogar?

■ Samogar · ■ Katiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1269**

**1114

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**979

Working population ****49.5%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 51.2% for women. 54% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 74 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 87 (13%) · **■** Marginal 517 (75%)

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 Katiya

- Pakariar1,537 people
- Malpura1,482 people
- Rajapur1,434 people
- Amwa1,421 people
- Kotwa Khas1,364 people
- Dumrauna1,289 people
- Sahijan Kalan1,230 people
- Misrauli1,227 people

[All 116 villages in Katiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/katiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Samogar from Gopalganj?69 km by road
- What is the population of Samogar?1,391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samogar in?Gopalganj district (Katiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Samogar?58.1% (Census 2011)