# Samaya NO.8 Village, Ghoswari, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/ghoswari/samaya-no-8/ Village · Ghoswari, Patna # Samaya NO.8 Samaya NO.8 is a village in Ghoswari sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,608 people in 854 households**, the 4th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.2%. - 5,608people (2011) - 854households - 58.5%literacy - 900females per 1,000 males ## Samaya NO.8 PIN code and other codes Samaya NO.8 falls in Ghoswari sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKumhara - Community development blockGhoswari - Census village code246538 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Samaya NO.8 from nearby towns? - Ghoswari (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Patna (district HQ)158 km by road - Mokameh (nearest town)26 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 Samaya NO.8? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Samaya NO.8; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mokameh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 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 Samaya NO.8 known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 586 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Samaya NO.8 Of every 100 households in Samaya NO.8 in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Samaya NO.8 · ■ Ghoswari rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **11% Toilet within the home ****14%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **86% Tap water ****3%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****61%** **46% Television ****1%** **7% Mobile phone ****60%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **35% Own their home ****100%** **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 Samaya NO.8? ■ Samaya NO.8 · ■ Ghoswari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%** **50.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **936 Working population ****39.3%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.3% for men and 46.3% for women. 49% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 19 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 538 (24%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 327 (15%) · **■** Marginal 1,313 (60%) 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 Ghoswari - Goshain Gaon8,627 people - Samaya NO 27,962 people - Mor6,020 people - Ghoswari5,133 people - Paijuna4,731 people - Karara4,597 people - SAmaya NO 54,379 people [All 23 villages in Ghoswari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/ghoswari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Samaya NO.8 from Patna?158 km by road - What is the population of Samaya NO.8?5,608 (Census 2011) - Which district is Samaya NO.8 in?Patna district (Ghoswari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Samaya NO.8?58.5% (Census 2011)