# Samanti Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Samanti

Samanti is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,535 people in 1,049 households**, the 5th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 4,535people (2011)
- 1,049households
- 69.5%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samanti

Of every 100 households in Samanti in 2011, 67 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Samanti · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**41%

Tap water ****82%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**68%

Use banking services ****34%**

**63%

Television ****28%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****23%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Samanti?

■ Samanti · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**980

Working population ****47.7%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 61.9% for women. 64% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 262 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 487 (23%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 267 (12%) · **■** Marginal 1,129 (52%)

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 Burdwan - II

- Saktigar8,432 people
- Hatgobindapur5,823 people
- Barshul5,483 people
- Bamchandaipur4,607 people
- Putunda4,409 people
- Ichhlabad3,984 people
- Amra3,700 people
- Palsit3,578 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samanti?4,535 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samanti in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Samanti?69.5% (Census 2011)