# Samurou (Thoubal part), Thoubal (Manipur) – Town Population

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Town · Thoubal, Manipur 

# Samurou

Samurou (nagar panchayat) extends over more than one district of Manipur. The part in **Thoubal district** had **5,861 people** in 1,044 households at the 2011 Census; other parts: [Imphal West district](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/imphal-west/wangoi/samurou-np/) (10,721). Literacy in this part was 85.0%.

- 5,861people (2011)
- 1,044households
- 85.0%literacy
- 4census wards

## Population of Samurou

■ Samurou · ■ Thoubal urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**80.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**936

Working population ****32.7%**

**45.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Samurou

Of every 100 households in Samurou in 2011, 79 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Samurou · ■ Thoubal urban average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**4%

Tap water ****31%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**64%

Use banking services ****41%**

**27%

Television ****31%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**5%

None of these assets ****6%**

**8%

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 people in Samurou work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 813 (42%) · **■** Household industry 123 (6%) · **■** Farming 269 (14%) · **■** Marginal 711 (37%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How has the population of Samurou changed?

From 5,617 in 1981 to 10,721 in 2011.

**1981

**1991

**2001

**2011

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

## Samurou in numbers and road distances

- Density6,659 per km²
- Growth 2001–201114.3%
- Annual rainfall1,056 mm
- Temperature range3 °C to 32 °C

### Road distances

- Imphal (state capital)15 km by road
- Lamphelpat (district HQ)10 km by road
- Imphal (city of 1 lakh+)15 km by road
- Guwahati (city of 5 lakh+)530 km by road
- Dimapur (railway station)230 km by road

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

## Services and economy in Samurou

### Civic services

- Pucca roads11 km
- DrainageOpen drains
- Flush toilets5
- Water storage250 kl
- Electricity — homes690
- Electricity — industry5

### Hospitals

- ●Dispensaries2 · 4 beds · 4 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools7 govt · 4 private
- ●Senior secondary schools1 private

**Main manufactured goods:** handloo products and embroidary.

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

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Samurou

- Hospitals1 in Samurou

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Samurou ward list (2011)

Ward (2011) People Households 

[Ward 9](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/thoubal/lilong/samurou/ward-9/) 716 133 

[Ward 10](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/thoubal/lilong/samurou/ward-10/) 2,846 485 

[Ward 11](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/thoubal/lilong/samurou/ward-11/) 535 104 

[Ward 12](https://wherepedia.org/india/manipur/thoubal/lilong/samurou/ward-12/) 1,764 322 

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since.

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samurou?5,861 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samurou in?Thoubal district, Manipur
- What was the population of Samurou in 1981?5,617
- How many wards does Samurou have?4 census wards (2011)