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- LGD code
- 229930
- Pincode
- 841508
- Post office
- Bijaipur (Gopalganj)
- Population
- 1,304
- Households
- 232
- Literacy rate
- 38.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1028 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 536
Census 2011 · in context
How Samhuti compares
By population, Samhuti ranks #35 of 143 villages in Bijaipur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
38.7%
−14.8% vs mandal average
- Samhuti
- 38.7%
- Bijaipur mandal
- 53.5%
- Gopalganj district
- 54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,028
−56 vs mandal average
- Samhuti
- 1,028
- Bijaipur mandal
- 1,084
Household size
people per home
5.6
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Samhuti
- 5.6
- Bijaipur mandal
- 6.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Samhuti at a glance
Samhuti is a village of 1,304 people in 232 households (Census 2011) in Bijaipur block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 35th-largest of 143 villages in Bijaipur block. Literacy is 39%, 15 points below the block average of 54% and the sex ratio is 1,028 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841508, served by Bijaipur (Gopalganj) post office; the LGD village code is 229930. The village votes in Minapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajay Kumar. The population is estimated at 1,537 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samhuti · this village | 1,304 | 39% | — |
| Manrar Khas · Bijaipur | 2,787 | 37% | — |
| Saropai · Bijaipur | 2,580 | 52% | — |
| Korea · Bijaipur | 1,493 | 65% | — |
| Rasulpur · Bijaipur | 1,152 | 53% | — |
| Parsahi · Bijaipur | 739 | 55% | — |
| Hariharpur · Bijaipur | 663 | 67% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Samhuti
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 62
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 2
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SARUPAI
- Total area (ha)
- 177
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 75.35
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Samhuti
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Samhuti
- LGD code
- 229930
- Pincode
- 841508
- Post office
- Bijaipur (Gopalganj)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,304
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,537
- Households
- 232
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1028
- Literacy rate
- 38.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Vaishali
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Minapur
- Member of Parliament
- Veena Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ajay Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Bijaipur
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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