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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 557357
- Pincode
- 422605
- Post office
- Sangamner
- Population
- 6,394
- Households
- 1,279
- Literacy rate
- 59.8%
- Sex ratio
- 879 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,043
- Distance to district centre
- 76 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 88 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 304 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 336 km
- Nearest railway station
- Amalner Bhandyache · 46 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Anuja Clinic · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Samnapur compares
By population, Samnapur ranks #4 of 170 villages in Sangamner mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.8%
−8.4% vs mandal average
Samnapur59.8%
Sangamner mandal68.2%
Ahmednagar district69.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
879
−63 vs mandal average
Samnapur879
Sangamner mandal942
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
Samnapur5.0
Sangamner mandal5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Samnapur at a glance
Samnapur is a village of 6,394 people in 1,279 households (Census 2011) in Sangamner taluka, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, the 4th-largest of 170 villages in Sangamner taluka. Literacy is 60%, 8 points below the taluka average of 68% and the sex ratio is 879 women per 1,000 men. It lies 76 km from the Ahmednagar district centre, 15 km from Neknoor, the nearest town, 46 km from Amalner Bhandyache railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 422605, served by Sangamner post office; the LGD village code is 557357. The nearest hospital or health centre is Anuja Clinic, 3 km away. The village votes in Jalna assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arjun Panditrao Khotkar. The population is estimated at 1,575 in 2026, down 75% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Samanapur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samnapur · this village | 6,394 | 60% | — |
| Samnapur · Beed | 1,122 | 65% | 0 km N |
| Aher Wadgaon · Beed | 2,669 | 59% | 1.7 km S |
| Waibatwadi · Beed | 491 | 64% | 4.2 km E |
| Pimpalgaon Mochi · Beed | 1,164 | 64% | 4.7 km NE |
| Khanapur · Paranda | 1,134 | 66% | 6.2 km SE |
| Malkapur · Paranda | 1,018 | 61% | 6.2 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Samnapur
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SANGAMNER
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 110
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 672
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 358
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Samnapur
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Key facts — Samnapur
- LGD code
- 557357
- Pincode
- 422605
- Post office
- Sangamner
- Population (Census 2011)
- 6,394
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,575
- Households
- 1,279
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 879
- Literacy rate
- 59.8%
- Coordinates
- 18.94539°N, 75.76728°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jalna
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jalna
- Member of Parliament
- Kalyan Kale
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arjun Panditrao Khotkar
- Block / Mandal
- Sangamner
- Nearest PHC
- ECHS PolyClinic (4.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Samnapur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai304 kmcapital
- Hyderabad336 km
- Bengaluru692 km
- Chennai810 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAmalner Bhandyache46 km
- Hospital / PHCAnuja Clinic3 km
- ATM / bankHDFC Bank4 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum5 km
- CollegeMSS's Arts College, Tirthpuri58 km
- Police stationPolice chowk60 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- ECHS PolyClinic4.2 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Samnapur
3 Temples, 3 Mosques mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 422605
- GunjalwadiSangamner mandal9,872 pop
- SukewadiSangamner mandal5,992 pop
- RajapurSangamner mandal5,478 pop
- Jawale KadlagSangamner mandal5,258 pop
- JorveSangamner mandal5,248 pop
- KolhewadiSangamner mandal5,067 pop
- KuranSangamner mandal4,417 pop
- NimonSangamner mandal4,324 pop
- Pimpalgaon DepaSangamner mandal4,323 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Samnapur
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- SamnapurBalaghat · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh2,721 pop
- SamnapurBankhedi · Narmadapuram, Madhya Pradesh1,715 pop
- SamnapurKawardha · Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh1,480 pop
- SamnapurParaswada · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh1,462 pop
- SamnapurBirsa · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh1,454 pop
- SamnapurSeoni · Seoni, Madhya Pradesh1,431 pop
- SamnapurYadgir · Yadgir, Karnataka1,423 pop
- SamnapurKareli · Narsimhapur, Madhya Pradesh1,312 pop
Villages near Samnapur
Other villages in Sangamner mandal
View all 60+ →- Gunjalwadi
- Sakur
- Ashwi Bk.
- Sukewadi
- Nimgaon Jali
- Wadgaon Pan
- Dhandarphal Bk
- Rajapur
- Jawale Kadlag
- Jorve
- Kolhewadi
- Talegaon
- Kasar Dumala
- Velhale
- Wadgaon Landga
- Kuran
- Sangamner Kh.
- Nimon
- Pimpalgaon Depa
- Ashwi Kh.
- Sawargaon Tal
- Nimaj
- Chandanapuri
- Ambhore
- Khandarmalwadi
- Bota
- Pimparne
- Pemgiri
- Kanoli
- Pimpri Lauki Ajampur
- Mandave Bk.
- Panodi
- Chincholi Gurav
- Nannaj Dumala
- Hiwargaon Pawasa
- Ghargaon
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)