# Samaspur Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Samaspur

Samaspur is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,113 people in 1,030 households**, the 9th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 4,113people (2011)
- 1,030households
- 76.6%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samaspur

Of every 100 households in Samaspur in 2011, 58 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Samaspur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**48%

Tap water ****63%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**84%

Use banking services ****46%**

**58%

Television ****42%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**18%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Samaspur?

■ Samaspur · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**962

Working population ****42.0%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 70.0% for women. 60% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 37 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (9%) · **■** Household industry 47 (3%) · **■** Other work 914 (53%) · **■** Marginal 574 (33%)

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 Dhaniakhali

- Gopinagar5,424 people
- Bhastara5,084 people
- Cheragram4,328 people
- Shrirampur4,170 people
- Paschim Gopinathpur3,825 people
- Dhaniakhali3,738 people
- Mreja Nagar3,729 people
- Rajipur3,659 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samaspur?4,113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samaspur in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Samaspur?76.6% (Census 2011)