Samsabad Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Samsabad is a village situated in Nandigram - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,508 families residing in the village Samsabad. The total population of Samsabad is 8,249 out of which 4,198 are males and 4,051 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Samsabad is 965.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Samsabad village is 1294 which is 16% of the total population. There are 644 male children and 650 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Samsabad is 1,009 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (965) of Samsabad village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Samsabad is 82.2%. Thus Samsabad village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 85.09% and the female literacy rate is 79.27% in Samsabad village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Samsabad village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Samsabad Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Samsabad village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,294 | 644 | 650 |
| Literacy | 82.24% | 85.09% | 79.27% |
| Scheduled Caste | 224 | 116 | 108 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 2,529 | 1,174 | 1,355 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Samsabad village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Samsabad village out of total population, 2,253 were engaged in work activities. 44.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,253 workers engaged in Main Work, 74 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 222 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 994 | 917 | 77 |
| Cultivators | 74 | 63 | 11 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 222 | 213 | 9 |
| Household Industries | 33 | 31 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 665 | 610 | 55 |
| Marginal Workers | 1,259 | 1,136 | 123 |
| Non Working | 5,996 | 2,145 | 3,851 |
Nearby Villages to Samsabad,
Below are the list of villages near Samsabad village in Nandigram - I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Tara Chand Bar | 1,846 |
| Dhanya Khola | 2,441 |
| Samsabad Barsar Beria | 2,362 |
| Gadai Balbar | 3,327 |
| Chilinga | 2,505 |
| Bartalya | 2,838 |
| Gar Chakra Berya | 4,274 |
| Tajpur | 1,847 |
| Jadu Bari Chak | 1,872 |
| Haripur | 4,400 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Samsabad, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia