# Samundwara Village, Thanakhamria, Durg (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Thanakhamria, Durg 

# Samundwara

Samundwara is a village in Thanakhamria sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491338**. The 2011 Census counted **486 people in 96 households**, the 63rd largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 486people (2011)
- 96households
- 58.3%literacy
- 491338PIN code

## Samundwara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samundwara is 491338.** Samundwara falls in Thanakhamria sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491338
- Gram panchayatShukhatal
- Community development blockSaja
- Census village code442180

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

## How far is Samundwara from nearby towns?

- Thanakhamria (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)10 km by road
- Thanakhamria (nearest town)10 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 Samundwara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Samundwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Than-Khamharia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bametra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Samundwara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, gram and soyabean**. About 82% of the 221 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Samundwara

Of every 100 households in Samundwara in 2011, 83 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Samundwara · ■ Thanakhamria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**9%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****72%**

**44%

Television ****44%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**28%

Own their home ****89%**

**93%

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 Samundwara?

■ Samundwara · ■ Thanakhamria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1068**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1306**

**988

Working population ****43.2%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.3% for men and 47.5% for women. 51% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (9%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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 Thanakhamria

- Paleni580 people
- Bhusandi569 people
- Hedaspur556 people
- Hathmudi528 people
- Uraiha485 people
- Kandai481 people
- Bamhni478 people
- Khaira420 people

[All 77 villages in Thanakhamria](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/thanakhamria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samundwara?491338
- How far is Samundwara from Durg?10 km by road
- What is the population of Samundwara?486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samundwara in?Durg district (Thanakhamria sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Samundwara?58.3% (Census 2011)