# Samsherpur, Akola, Ahmadnagar – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/samsherpur/ Village · Akola, Ahmadnagar # Samsherpur Samsherpur is a village in [Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/) sub-district of [Ahmadnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/). The 2011 Census counted **4,883 people in 864 households**, the 4th largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%. - 4,883people (2011) - 864households - 81.8%literacy - 945females per 1,000 males ## Samsherpur PIN code and other codes Samsherpur falls in Akola sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockAkola - Census village code557208 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Samsherpur from nearby towns? - Akola (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)140 km by road - Sangamner (nearest town)46 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 Samsherpur? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Samsherpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Keliruhmanwadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Samsherpur known for? About 56% of the 1,323 hectares of village land is sown, and 704 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 Samsherpur Of every 100 households in Samsherpur in 2011, 67 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Samsherpur · ■ Akola rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **61% Toilet within the home ****28%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **52% Tap water ****44%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **80% Use banking services ****84%** **84% Television ****43%** **33% Mobile phone ****66%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****17%** **33% Own their home ****87%** **90% 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 Samsherpur? ■ Samsherpur · ■ Akola rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **74.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795** **897 Working population ****51.7%** **53.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 71.4% for women. 51% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,357 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 696 (28%) · **■** Household industry 65 (3%) · **■** Other work 199 (8%) · **■** Marginal 208 (8%) 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 Akola - Akola18,278 people - Deothan9,449 people - Kotul7,917 people - Bramhanwada4,732 people - Ganore4,580 people - Dhumalwadi4,258 people - Kalas Bk.4,132 people [All 190 villages in Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/akola/villages/) ## Other places named Samsherpur - Samsherpur · Village, Nandurbar, Nandurbar · 2,267 people - Samsherpur · Village, Murtijapur, Akola · 708 people - Samsherpur · Village, Anjangaon Surji, Amravati · 251 people ## Quick answers - How far is Samsherpur from Ahmadnagar?140 km by road - What is the population of Samsherpur?4,883 (Census 2011) - Which district is Samsherpur in?Ahmadnagar district (Akola sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Samsherpur?81.8% (Census 2011)