# Samjia Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Samjia

Samjia is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,861 people in 450 households**, the 18th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,861people (2011)
- 450households
- 78.6%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samjia

Of every 100 households in Samjia in 2011, 33 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samjia · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**93%

Use banking services ****21%**

**25%

Television ****18%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 is the population of Samjia?

■ Samjia · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**951

Working population ****44.6%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 72.9% for women. 56% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 221 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 289 (35%) · **■** Household industry 39 (5%) · **■** Other work 80 (10%) · **■** Marginal 201 (24%)

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 Kumarganj

- Kharail2,029 people
- Chak Ramray1,957 people
- Kalna1,943 people
- Kulahari1,878 people
- Bishwanathpur1,811 people
- Muglishpur1,780 people
- Jhara1,773 people
- Tulat1,762 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samjia?1,861 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samjia in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Samjia?78.6% (Census 2011)