Samaldih is a village in Satgawan mandal, Koderma district, Jharkhand, with a population of 2,667 across 422 households. It has the highest literacy rate of 60.3% among nearby villages and is located at 24.739°N, 85.790°E.
By population, Samaldih ranks #3 of 144 villages in Satgawan mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Samaldih is a village of 2,667 people in 422 households (Census 2011) in Satgawan block, Koderma district, Jharkhand, the 3rd-largest of 144 villages in Satgawan block. Literacy is 60%, 13 points above the block average, and the sex ratio is 935 women per 1,000 men. It lies 67 km from the Koderma district centre, 1 km from Dumri, the nearest town, 29 km from Baghi Bardiha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825132, served by Satgawan post office; the LGD village code is 349569. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Tajpur, 26 km away. The sarpanch is MANJU DEVI, and the village votes in Jamua assembly constituency, represented by Manju Kumari. The population is estimated at 3,144 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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