# Samsera Village, Silao, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Silao, Nalanda 

# Samsera

Samsera is a village in Silao sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **583 people in 108 households**, the 42nd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 583people (2011)
- 108households
- 60.6%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Samsera PIN code and other codes

Samsera falls in Silao sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPawadih
- Community development blockSilao
- Census village code245102

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

## How far is Samsera from nearby towns?

- Silao (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)24 km by road
- Silao (nearest town)12 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 Samsera?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Surajpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nalanda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deepnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Samsera known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 32% of the 89 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Samsera

Of every 100 households in Samsera in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samsera · ■ Silao rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****1%**

**43%

Television ****1%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****96%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Samsera?

■ Samsera · ■ Silao rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****550**

**937

Working population ****48.7%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 49.2% for women. 48% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 249 (88%) · **■** Household industry 21 (7%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Silao

- Taju Bigha701 people
- Khonupur655 people
- Bhat Bigha650 people
- Dharampura623 people
- Chamar diha580 people
- Pachwara570 people
- Gobindpur525 people
- Sonar Bigha488 people

[All 49 villages in Silao](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/silao/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Samsera from Biharsharif?24 km by road
- What is the population of Samsera?583 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samsera in?Nalanda district (Silao sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Samsera?60.6% (Census 2011)