# Samatpur Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Samatpur

Samatpur is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,671 people in 421 households**, the 55th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 1,671people (2011)
- 421households
- 64.9%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Samatpur PIN code and other codes

Samatpur falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code501468

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

## How far is Samatpur from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)45 km by road
- Burhar (nearest town)20 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 Samatpur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Samatpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khairha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahdol
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Samatpur known for?

About 84% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Samatpur

Of every 100 households in Samatpur in 2011, 62 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samatpur · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**23%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****58%**

**67%

Television ****14%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Samatpur?

■ Samatpur · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820**

**965

Working population ****56.1%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 51.3% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (4%) · **■** Marginal 836 (89%)

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 Sohagpur

- Kathautiya1,721 people
- Kalyanpur1,688 people
- Bhursi1,686 people
- Bhamraha1,671 people
- Pathra1,626 people
- Bichhiya1,624 people
- Karri1,618 people
- Uchehara1,615 people

[All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Samatpur from Shahdol?45 km by road
- What is the population of Samatpur?1,671 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samatpur in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samatpur?64.9% (Census 2011)