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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Samaskar is a village in Berhampore mandal, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, with a population of 1,197 in 281 households. The literacy rate is 45.7%.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUSMITA GHOSH
Contact: 97****6977
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- LGD code
- 315362
- Pincode
- 742405
- Post office
- Satui
- Population
- 1,197
- Households
- 281
- Literacy rate
- 45.7%
- Sex ratio
- 979 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 493
- Distance to district centre
- 2 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 164 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1206 km
- Nearest railway station
- Karnasubarna · 2 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sabnam Clinic · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Samaskar compares
By population, Samaskar ranks #84 of 138 villages in Berhampore mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.7%
−15.4% vs mandal average
Samaskar45.7%
Berhampore mandal61.1%
Murshidabad district57.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
979
+29 vs mandal average
Samaskar979
Berhampore mandal950
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
Samaskar4.3
Berhampore mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Samaskar at a glance
Samaskar is a village of 1,197 people in 281 households (Census 2011) in Berhampore block, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, the 84th-largest of 138 villages in Berhampore block. Literacy is 46%, 15 points below the block average of 61% and the sex ratio is 979 women per 1,000 men. It lies 2 km from the Murshidabad district centre, 8 km from Gokarna, the nearest town, 2 km from Karnasubarna railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 742405, served by Satui post office; the LGD village code is 315362. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sabnam Clinic, 7 km away. The sarpanch is SUSMITA GHOSH, and the village votes in Nowda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Humayun Kabir. The population is estimated at 1,339 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rangamati Chandpara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samaskar · this village | 1,197 | 46% | — |
| Pratappur Chandpara · Berhampore | 576 | 58% | 1.4 km S |
| Sungai · Berhampore | 1,759 | 43% | 1.7 km NE |
| Bilchauti · Berhampore | 0 | — | 1.9 km N |
| Chak Chandpara · Berhampore | 262 | 63% | 2 km S |
| Rangamati Chandpara · Berhampore | 1,518 | 68% | 2.3 km S |
| Char Khidirpur · Berhampore | 0 | — | 2.3 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Samaskar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 14
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 228.68
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 178.33
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Samaskar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Samaskar
- LGD code
- 315362
- Pincode
- 742405
- Post office
- Satui
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,197
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,339
- Households
- 281
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 979
- Literacy rate
- 45.7%
- Coordinates
- 24.03812°N, 88.19171°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Baharampur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nowda
- Member of Parliament
- Yusuf Pathan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Humayun Kabir
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SUSMITA GHOSH
- Block / Mandal
- Berhampore
- Nearest police station
- Godagari Model Police Station (49.2 km)
- Nearest post office
- Godagari Prime Post Office (49.2 km)
- Nearest bank
- Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited ATM ডাচ-বাংলা ব্যাংক লিমিটেড এটিএম (49.6 km)
Getting there
How to reach Samaskar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata164 kmcapital
- Delhi1206 km
- Hyderabad1251 km
- Chennai1476 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKarnasubarna2 km
- Bus stopBerhampore Mohana Bus Stand10 km
- Hospital / PHCSabnam Clinic7 km
- ATM / bankSBI8 km
- Petrol pumpIndian oil34 km
- CollegeRaja Birendra Chandra College17 km
- Police stationBhagwangola Police Station34 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 742405
- KamnagarBeldanga - II mandal7,923 pop
- Bara SatuiBerhampore mandal5,136 pop
- Chhota SatuiBerhampore mandal4,745 pop
- CharmahulaBerhampore mandal4,525 pop
- ChumarigachaBerhampore mandal4,481 pop
- KataliaBerhampore mandal4,198 pop
- RanipurKandi mandal3,383 pop
- Arazi MadhupurBerhampore mandal3,352 pop
- MaklishpurBeldanga - II mandal3,239 pop
Villages near Samaskar
Other villages in Berhampore mandal
View all 60+ →- Chhayghari
- Purbba Narayanpur
- Kaladanga
- Bairgachhi
- Hati Nagar
- Selamatpur
- Andar Manik
- Tarakpur
- Sahajadpur
- Janmahammadpur
- Dadpur
- Moktarpur
- Daulatabad
- Naoda Panur
- Rajdharpara
- Nidhi Nagar Sarsabad
- Kulbaria
- Usta
- Sundipur
- Nischintapur
- Bara Satui
- Chutipur
- Chhota Satui
- Bezpara
- Charmahula
- Chumarigacha
- Kalikapur Kadamkhandi (P)
- Kharsadanga
- Katalia
- Putijol
- Majhira
- Madanpur
- Sibpur
- Nagpara
- Fate Singdiar
- Purandarpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)