# Samashat Village, Magrahat - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Magrahat - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Samashat

Samashat is a village in Magrahat - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,829 people in 864 households**, the 7th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 4,829people (2011)
- 864households
- 75.6%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Samashat

Of every 100 households in Samashat in 2011, 29 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samashat · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**51%

Tap water ****9%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****23%**

**33%

Television ****19%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**2%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****57%**

**38%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Samashat?

■ Samashat · ■ Magrahat - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1052**

**983

Working population ****24.8%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 72.2% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 30 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (4%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,054 (88%) · **■** Marginal 57 (5%)

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 Magrahat - I

- Serpur8,170 people
- Khela Rampur6,176 people
- Deula5,169 people
- Khanpur5,101 people
- Nainanpur4,711 people
- Lakshikantapur4,642 people
- Bahirpua4,610 people
- Kesili4,167 people

[All 81 villages in Magrahat - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/magrahat-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Samashat?4,829 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samashat in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Magrahat - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Samashat?75.6% (Census 2011)