# Samshi Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Samshi

Samshi is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,686 people in 576 households**, the 42nd largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 2,686people (2011)
- 576households
- 85.3%literacy
- 971females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samshi

Of every 100 households in Samshi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Samshi · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**73%

Tap water ****9%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**89%

Use banking services ****41%**

**24%

Television ****52%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**38%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Samshi?

■ Samshi · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**959

Working population ****31.9%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 80.8% for women. 54% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 52 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (3%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 537 (63%) · **■** Marginal 227 (26%)

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 Ratua - I

- Purba Radhanagar2,815 people
- Baharal2,775 people
- Kasba2,727 people
- Radha Nagar2,694 people
- Gangarampara2,516 people
- Bhaluara2,443 people
- Salabatpur2,433 people
- Bajitpur2,283 people

[All 101 villages in Ratua - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samshi?2,686 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samshi in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Samshi?85.3% (Census 2011)