# Samhar Khurd Village, Salkhua, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Salkhua, Saharsa 

# Samhar Khurd

Samhar Khurd is a village in Salkhua sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,172 people in 424 households**, the 20th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.0%.

- 2,172people (2011)
- 424households
- 54.7%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Samhar Khurd PIN code and other codes

Samhar Khurd falls in Salkhua sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSamhar Khurd
- Community development blockSalkhua
- Census village code226681

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

## How far is Samhar Khurd from nearby towns?

- Salkhua (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)30 km by road
- Saharsa (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 Samhar Khurd?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Samhar Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saharsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Samhar Khurd known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Samhar Khurd

Of every 100 households in Samhar Khurd in 2011, 2 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Samhar Khurd · ■ Salkhua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**23%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****40%**

**25%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**43%

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 Samhar Khurd?

■ Samhar Khurd · ■ Salkhua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%**

**41.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****860**

**947

Working population ****33.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 42.8% for women. 45% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 227 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 410 (56%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 75 (10%)

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 Salkhua

- Gurganwan3,867 people
- Khochardewa2,872 people
- Bankatti2,475 people
- Bhelwa2,235 people
- Kathghara2,160 people
- Shahganwan2,019 people
- Puraini1,921 people
- Gauri1,919 people

[All 43 villages in Salkhua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/salkhua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Samhar Khurd from Saharsa?30 km by road
- What is the population of Samhar Khurd?2,172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samhar Khurd in?Saharsa district (Salkhua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Samhar Khurd?54.7% (Census 2011)