# Samda Village, Basantpur, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Supaul 

# Samda

Samda is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,313 people in 491 households**, the 31st largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 2,313people (2011)
- 491households
- 47.9%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Samda PIN code and other codes

Samda falls in Basantpur sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhagvanpur
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code220977

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

## How far is Samda from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)65 km by road
- Birpur (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 Samda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Samda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ratanpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Birpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Birpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Samda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 542 hectares of village land is sown, and 237 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 Samda

Of every 100 households in Samda in 2011, 3 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Samda · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**75%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**50%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Samda?

■ Samda · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.9%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**949

Working population ****27.1%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.7% for men and 36.6% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 454 (73%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 45 (7%)

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 Basantpur

- Kusahar Arazi2,738 people
- Bhagwanpur2,695 people
- Bhawanipur2,643 people
- Piprahipatti Golari2,545 people
- Parwaha2,268 people
- Koyali2,241 people
- Bahorwa2,232 people
- Mohanpur2,207 people

[All 94 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Samda from Supaul?65 km by road
- What is the population of Samda?2,313 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samda in?Supaul district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Samda?47.9% (Census 2011)