# Samat Village, Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Samat

Samat is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,678 people in 800 households**, the 4th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 3,678people (2011)
- 800households
- 82.3%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samat

Of every 100 households in Samat in 2011, 48 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Samat · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**60%

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

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**25%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****46%**

**59%

Television ****23%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

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

**1%

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

**13%

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 Samat?

■ Samat · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**972

Working population ****36.2%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 73.7% for women. 61% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 517 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (21%) · **■** Household industry 88 (7%) · **■** Other work 167 (13%) · **■** Marginal 274 (21%)

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 Daspur - I

- Rajnagar4,890 people
- Nij Narajol4,085 people
- Sagarpur3,723 people
- Daspur3,667 people
- Mamudpur3,624 people
- Supapursuri3,289 people
- Kalmijor3,288 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samat?3,678 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samat in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Samat?82.3% (Census 2011)