# Samda Tola Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Samda Tola

Samda Tola is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,142 people in 272 households**, the 108th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 1,142people (2011)
- 272households
- 54.0%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Samda Tola PIN code and other codes

Samda Tola falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBurhar
- Census village code501512

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

## How far is Samda Tola from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)23 km by road
- Burhar (nearest town)5 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 Samda Tola?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Samda Tola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bodar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Burhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Samda Tola known for?

About 25% of the 423 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Samda Tola

Of every 100 households in Samda Tola in 2011, 50 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samda Tola · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**23%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**67%

Television ****12%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**32%

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 Samda Tola?

■ Samda Tola · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**965

Working population ****46.6%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 44.1% for women. 57% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 26 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 75 (14%) · **■** Marginal 428 (80%)

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

- Nipaniya1,170 people
- Bela1,166 people
- Bochaki1,153 people
- Bijauri1,142 people
- Jhagraha1,134 people
- Chhata1,115 people
- Naugawa1,059 people
- Khamhariya Kalan1,051 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Samda Tola from Shahdol?23 km by road
- What is the population of Samda Tola?1,142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samda Tola in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samda Tola?54.0% (Census 2011)