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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Samsa is a village in Naokothi mandal, Begusarai district, Bihar. With a population of 6,886 across 1,446 households, it is among the larger settlements in the area. The village has a literacy rate of 48.3%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ABHISHEK KUMAR
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- LGD code
- 238189
- Pincode
- 851130
- Post office
- Naokothi
- Population
- 6,886
- Households
- 1,446
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Sex ratio
- 936 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,092
- Distance to district centre
- 54 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 79 km
- Distance to Patna
- 80 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 419 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bachwara Junction · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Mokhtiyarpur · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Samsa compares
By population, Samsa ranks #6 of 35 villages in Naokothi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.3%
−0.3% vs mandal average
- Samsa
- 48.3%
- Naokothi mandal
- 48.6%
- Begusarai district
- 52.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
936
+13 vs mandal average
- Samsa
- 936
- Naokothi mandal
- 923
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Samsa
- 4.8
- Naokothi mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Samsa at a glance
Samsa is a village of 6,886 people in 1,446 households (Census 2011) in Naokothi block, Begusarai district, Bihar, the 6th-largest of 35 villages in Naokothi block. Literacy is 48%, about the same as the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 936 women per 1,000 men. It lies 54 km from the Begusarai district centre, 15 km from Kerai, the nearest town, 6 km from Bachwara Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 851130, served by Naokothi post office; the LGD village code is 238189. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Mokhtiyarpur, 6 km away. The sarpanch is ABHISHEK KUMAR, and the village votes in Saharsa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Indrajeet Prasad Gupta. The population is estimated at 8,119 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Samsa
- LGD code
- 238189
- Pincode
- 851130
- Post office
- Naokothi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,886
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,119
- Households
- 1,446
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 936
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Coordinates
- 25.62307°N, 85.93201°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Madhepura
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Saharsa
- Member of Parliament
- Dinesh Chandra Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Indrajeet Prasad Gupta
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ABHISHEK KUMAR
- Block / Mandal
- Naokothi
Getting there
How to reach Samsa
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna80 kmcapital
- Kolkata419 km
- Delhi925 km
- Hyderabad1196 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBachwara Junction6 km
- Bus stopMohania Dhala7 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Mokhtiyarpur6 km
- ATM / bankSBI Bank11 km
- Petrol pumpLPG gas station14 km
- CollegeG.D College30 km
- Police stationBachhawara6 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Samsa
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Samsa
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫primry schoolSchool2.8 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 851130
- NaokothiNaokothi mandal10,370 pop
- HasanpurNaokothi mandal8,527 pop
- RazakpurNaokothi mandal7,528 pop
- BabhangamaNaokothi mandal5,844 pop
- BishunpurNaokothi mandal4,636 pop
- BegampurNaokothi mandal4,341 pop
- ChhataunaNaokothi mandal3,672 pop
- Baghras Than SinghNaokothi mandal3,291 pop
- DepuraNaokothi mandal2,423 pop
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Other villages in Naokothi mandal
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- Naokothi
- Hasanpur
- Razakpur
- Maheshwara
- Babhangama
- Dafarpur
- Bishunpur
- Begampur
- Chhatauna
- Baghras Than Singh
- Depura
- Bindraban
- Deora
- Chak Muzaffar
- Abbupur
- Karaitanr
- Tekanpura
- Gauripur
- Mathurapur
- Isupha
- Nirpur
- Bahadurpur
- Gamharia
- Manerpur
- Kamalpur
- Abbupur
- Bahadurpur
- Bahadurpur
- Bindraban
- Fakirana
- Gurdan
- Ibrahimpur
- Kamalpur
- Prayakorna
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)