# Samanpur Village, Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/samanpur/ Village · Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran # Samanpur Samanpur is a village in Ghorasahan sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845303**. The 2011 Census counted **6,452 people in 1,123 households**, the 12th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 6,452people (2011) - 1,123households - 58.8%literacy - 845303PIN code ## Samanpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Samanpur is 845303.** Samanpur falls in Ghorasahan sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845303 - Gram panchayatSamanpur - Community development blockGhorasahan - Census village code217787 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Samanpur from nearby towns? - Ghorasahan (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)45 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)30 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 Samanpur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Samanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghorasahan - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghorasahan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Samanpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 464 hectares of village land is sown, and 175 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 Samanpur Of every 100 households in Samanpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Samanpur · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **4% Toilet within the home ****14%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **82% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****25%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **94% Use banking services ****34%** **34% Television ****7%** **9% Mobile phone ****46%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****17%** **16% Own their home ****99%** **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 Samanpur? ■ Samanpur · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%** **54.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **895 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **944 Working population ****29.0%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.6% for men and 42.0% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 701 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 799 (43%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 258 (14%) · **■** Marginal 106 (6%) 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 Ghorasahan - Kadamwa8,453 people - Khurahia8,190 people - Bijai7,740 people - Bhagwanpur Kotwa7,016 people - Nonaura6,251 people - Gurmia6,112 people - Amwa5,670 people - Bishunpur5,025 people [All 28 villages in Ghorasahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Samanpur?845303 - How far is Samanpur from Motihari?45 km by road - What is the population of Samanpur?6,452 (Census 2011) - Which district is Samanpur in?Purba Champaran district (Ghorasahan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Samanpur?58.8% (Census 2011)