# Samukha Village, Harischandrapur - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - II, Maldah 

# Samukha

Samukha is a village in Harischandrapur - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,577 people in 307 households**, the 48th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%.

- 1,577people (2011)
- 307households
- 42.9%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samukha

Of every 100 households in Samukha in 2011, 7 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Samukha · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****7%**

**15%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**44%

Own their home ****84%**

**98%

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 Samukha?

■ Samukha · ■ Harischandrapur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.9%**

**54.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**957

Working population ****38.7%**

**31.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.9% for men and 43.0% for women. 53% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 69 (11%) · **■** Marginal 294 (48%)

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 Harischandrapur - II

- Degun1,665 people
- Basudebpur1,652 people
- Gaushpur1,609 people
- Maharapara1,597 people
- Sahapur1,498 people
- Chhatrak1,495 people
- Tetia1,434 people
- Jay Rampur1,387 people

[All 74 villages in Harischandrapur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samukha?1,577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samukha in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Samukha?42.9% (Census 2011)