# Sameya Village, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jhanjharpur, Madhubani 

# Sameya

Sameya is a village in Jhanjharpur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,702 people in 412 households**, the 38th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 1,702people (2011)
- 412households
- 44.7%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Sameya PIN code and other codes

Sameya falls in Jhanjharpur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSameya
- Community development blockJhanjharpur
- Census village code220708

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

## How far is Sameya from nearby towns?

- Jhanjharpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)22 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (nearest town)16 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 Sameya?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Raiam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanjharpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Sameya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Sameya

Of every 100 households in Sameya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sameya · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**40%

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

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****30%**

**43%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sameya?

■ Sameya · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.7%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**956

Working population ****29.1%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.7% for men and 35.3% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (57%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (8%) · **■** Marginal 10 (2%)

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 Jhanjharpur

- Tajpur1,969 people
- Shankarpur1,828 people
- Sohpur1,790 people
- Nirbhapur1,781 people
- Banaur1,699 people
- Imadpatti1,694 people
- Ramkhetari1,451 people
- Az Rakbe Chaupta1,405 people

[All 67 villages in Jhanjharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jhanjharpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sameya from Madhubani?22 km by road
- What is the population of Sameya?1,702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sameya in?Madhubani district (Jhanjharpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sameya?44.7% (Census 2011)