# Samhota Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Samhota

Samhota is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **599 people in 83 households**, the 145th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 599people (2011)
- 83households
- 77.7%literacy
- 849females per 1,000 males

## Samhota PIN code and other codes

Samhota falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBakasara
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251670

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

## How far is Samhota from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)42 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)42 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 Samhota?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Samhota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Bikramganj
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bisodehri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Samhota known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Samhota

Of every 100 households in Samhota in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Samhota · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****31%**

**64%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****37%**

**16%

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 Samhota?

■ Samhota · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****849**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****753**

**918

Working population ****40.2%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 67.7% for women. 44% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 82 (34%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 111 (46%)

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 Kargahar

- Sosna620 people
- Jogwalia619 people
- Tikari610 people
- Ghuranpur608 people
- Jogipur598 people
- Harnarayanpur589 people
- Bhanpur578 people
- Panaila577 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Samhota from Sasaram?42 km by road
- What is the population of Samhota?599 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samhota in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Samhota?77.7% (Census 2011)