# Samsa Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Samsa

Samsa is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **731 people in 192 households**, the 94th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 731people (2011)
- 192households
- 89.3%literacy
- 1,008females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samsa

Of every 100 households in Samsa in 2011, 42 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samsa · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****51%**

**57%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

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 Samsa?

■ Samsa · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**961

Working population ****37.1%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 85.1% for women. 66% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 165 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (10%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Sainthia

- Mritadaspur746 people
- Laliapur736 people
- Panur734 people
- Masadda732 people
- Purbba Sundalpur726 people
- Jashoda723 people
- Bagdola721 people
- Pargaon718 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samsa?731 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samsa in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Samsa?89.3% (Census 2011)