# Samarda Village, Ashta, Sehore (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/ashta/samarda/ Village · Ashta, Sehore # Samarda Samarda is a village in Ashta sub-district of Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,389 people in 283 households**, the 44th largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%. - 1,389people (2011) - 283households - 69.4%literacy - 929females per 1,000 males ## Samarda PIN code and other codes Samarda falls in Ashta sub-district, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockAshta - Census village code482997 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Samarda from nearby towns? - Ashta (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Sehore (district HQ)40 km by road - Kothri (nearest town)6 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 Samarda? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Samarda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kothri - ○Degree college10+ km · Ashta - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sehore - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Samarda known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 86% of the 658 hectares of village land is sown, and 444 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 Samarda Of every 100 households in Samarda in 2011, 98 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Samarda · ■ Ashta rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **84% Toilet within the home ****3%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **97% Use banking services ****37%** **63% Television ****23%** **31% Mobile phone ****64%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **29% Own their home ****99%** **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 Samarda? ■ Samarda · ■ Ashta rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **67.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **927 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **898 Working population ****49.5%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 50.4% for women. 50% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 130 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 210 (31%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 164 (24%) · **■** Marginal 176 (26%) 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 Ashta - Bheel Khedi Sadak1,463 people - Bor Kheda1,459 people - Barkheda1,425 people - Badodiya Gadri1,416 people - Chopadiya1,373 people - Guradiya Rupchand1,345 people - Bamuliya Khichi1,341 people - Rasulpura1,329 people [All 195 villages in Ashta](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/ashta/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Samarda from Sehore?40 km by road - What is the population of Samarda?1,389 (Census 2011) - Which district is Samarda in?Sehore district (Ashta sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Samarda?69.4% (Census 2011)