# Samaswada Village, Chaurai, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/samaswada/ Village · Chaurai, Chhindwara # Samaswada Samaswada is a village in Chaurai sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,127 people in 697 households**, the 2nd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 3,127people (2011) - 697households - 72.4%literacy - 937females per 1,000 males ## Samaswada PIN code and other codes Samaswada falls in Chaurai sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockChaurai - Census village code494288 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Samaswada from nearby towns? - Chaurai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Chhindwara (district HQ)45 km by road - Chaurai Khas (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 Samaswada? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Samaswada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Samaswada known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and makka**. About 53% of the 1,661 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Samaswada Of every 100 households in Samaswada in 2011, 63 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Samaswada · ■ Chaurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****63%** **70% Toilet within the home ****24%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **88% Tap water ****23%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **95% Use banking services ****33%** **36% Television ****23%** **20% Mobile phone ****23%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****43%** **46% Own their home ****84%** **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 Samaswada? ■ Samaswada · ■ Chaurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **941 Working population ****44.4%** **48.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.0% for men and 65.5% for women. 56% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 286 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 397 (29%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 262 (19%) · **■** Marginal 428 (31%) 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 Chaurai - Chand6,926 people - Kunda2,876 people - Banka Nanganpur2,714 people - Hiwarkhedi2,655 people - Kapurdda2,336 people [All 190 villages in Chaurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/chaurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Samaswada from Chhindwara?45 km by road - What is the population of Samaswada?3,127 (Census 2011) - Which district is Samaswada in?Chhindwara district (Chaurai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Samaswada?72.4% (Census 2011)