# Samon Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/samon/ Village · Babai, Hoshangabad # Samon Samon is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,410 people in 478 households**, the 9th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 2,410people (2011) - 478households - 76.3%literacy - 925females per 1,000 males ## Samon PIN code and other codes Samon falls in Babai sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBabai - Census village code487551 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Samon from nearby towns? - Babai (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)31 km by road - Babai (nearest town)3 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 Samon? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Samon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Babai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Babai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Samon known for? About 72% of the 737 hectares of village land is sown, and 470 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 Samon Of every 100 households in Samon in 2011, 84 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Samon · ■ Babai rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **67% Toilet within the home ****33%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **71% Tap water ****0%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **96% Use banking services ****23%** **31% Television ****46%** **27% Mobile phone ****44%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****27%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **39% Own their home ****97%** **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 Samon? ■ Samon · ■ Babai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **919 Working population ****35.6%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 62.6% for women. 52% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 289 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (5%) · **■** Marginal 322 (37%) 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 Babai - Ari2,962 people - Jawali2,628 people - Bajjarwada2,487 people - Mohgaon2,458 people - Ganera2,403 people - Kajal Khedi2,302 people - Chourahet2,241 people - Ankhmau2,207 people [All 106 villages in Babai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Samon from Hoshangabad?31 km by road - What is the population of Samon?2,410 (Census 2011) - Which district is Samon in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Samon?76.3% (Census 2011)