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In context · Census 2011 · LGD
Samri at a glance
Samri is a revenue village in Baisa block, Purnia district, Bihar, recorded as uninhabited in Census 2011. It falls under Manjhok gram panchayat (LGD) and uses PIN code 854315.
Health & sanitation — Purnia district (NFHS-5, 2019–21)
District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.
These are district-level figures for Purnia district, not figures for Samri.
Sex ratio at birth
938 ♀/1000♂
Children born in the last 5 years, females per 1,000 males
Female literacy
47.5%
Women age 15–49 who are literate
Electricity
92.4%
Population living in households with electricity
Improved sanitation
35.6%
Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility
Children vaccinated
62.7%
Children age 12–23 months fully vaccinated (card or mother's recall)
Anaemia (women)
66.0%
All women age 15–49 who are anaemic
Institutional births
68.9%
Births in a health facility, in the 5 years before the survey
Stunting
43.5%
Children under 5 who are stunted (height-for-age)
Improved drinking water
99.6%
Population living in households with an improved drinking-water source
Clean cooking fuel
19.3%
Households using clean fuel for cooking
Health insurance
10.2%
Households with any usual member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme
Post-2011 updates
Scheme progress — Purnia district
Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes
These are district-level figures for Purnia district, not figures for Samri.
Tap water at home
district level
78.8%
3,71,532 of 4,71,299 rural households have a tap connection
Jal Jeevan Mission · as of 7 Jun 2024 · Purnia
Method: Sum of 4,241 habitation rows in 14 block resources published on data.gov.in by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (households; households with a tap connection).
PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.
Approximate location
Samri on the map
The pin is an approximate location, within about 25 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Samri. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
We can't yet place Samri in a Lok Sabha or assembly constituency reliably — we need its map location, or more mapped villages around it. How constituencies are placed
From the village
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Samri is a village in Baisa block of Purnia district, Bihar, India.
Q2
Which district is Samri in?
Samri is in Purnia district of Bihar.
Q3
Which gram panchayat does Samri belong to?
Samri comes under the Manjhok gram panchayat.
Q4
How is Samri written in the local script?
Samri is written समरी.
Q5
What is the pincode of Samri?
The pincode of Samri, Baisa, Purnia is 854315.
Q6
Does anyone live in Samri?
In the 2011 Census, Samri was recorded as uninhabited, with no residents. Changes since then are not in that record.
Q7
What is the area of Samri?
Samri covers about 37 hectares.
Q8
Which development block is Samri in?
Samri is in the Baisa (बैसा) development block (Local Government Directory).
Q9
What is the LGD code of Samri?
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Samri is 223958 and its Census 2011 village code is 223958.
Q10
Which villages are near Samri?
Villages near Samri include Murad Bagh (within ~25 km), Durgapur (within ~25 km), Semaria (within ~25 km), Baraitha (within ~25 km), Baisi (within ~25 km).
Q11
Who is the sarpanch of Samri?
The sarpanch of Samri has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
Sources & freshness
Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
Sarpanch: shown only when a sarpanch has verified with an election certificate (none for this village yet)
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Climate & El Niño
Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Not a weather forecast. For forecasts and warnings, follow IMD and official alerts.
No market in Purnia district has reported prices in the last 14 days. Nearest mandi reports: Kaliaganj APMC, Raiganj APMC, Islampur APMC, Uttar Dinajpur district — about 59 km away, straight-line.
Latest reports up to 27 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Samri's shops. Best mandi price near Samri →
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