# Samachar Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Mayureswar - I, Birbhum 

# Samachar

Samachar is a village in Mayureswar - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **547 people in 132 households**, the 83rd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 547people (2011)
- 132households
- 82.1%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samachar

Of every 100 households in Samachar in 2011, 50 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samachar · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****98%**

**55%

Television ****20%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Samachar?

■ Samachar · ■ Mayureswar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**975

Working population ****42.6%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 74.8% for women. 67% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (27%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (5%) · **■** Marginal 93 (40%)

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 Mayureswar - I

- Pahana601 people
- Baicha590 people
- Namakanda583 people
- Kanksa563 people
- Lokra534 people
- Ram Bhadrapur485 people
- Haripur480 people
- Bhaddapur457 people

[All 113 villages in Mayureswar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samachar?547 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samachar in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Samachar?82.1% (Census 2011)