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Samnapur

समनापुर
Birsa mandal
Pincode 481116
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
somkali saiyyam
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LGD code
498191
Pincode
481116
Post office
Malanjkhand
Population
1,454
Households
361
Literacy rate
57.8%
Sex ratio
1107 ♀/1000♂
Workers
775
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to mandal centre
44 km
Distance to Bhopal
259 km
Distance to Hyderabad
565 km
Nearest railway station
Jurtara · 9 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
PHC Chhui · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Samnapur compares

By population, Samnapur ranks #20 of 159 villages in Birsa mandal.

Literacy rate
%
57.8%
+2.5% vs mandal average
Samnapur
57.8%
Birsa mandal
55.3%
Balaghat district
67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,107
+79 vs mandal average
Samnapur
1,107
Birsa mandal
1,028
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.5 vs mandal average
Samnapur
4.0
Birsa mandal
4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Samnapur at a glance

Samnapur is a village of 1,454 people in 361 households (Census 2011) in Birsa tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 20th-largest of 159 villages in Birsa tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,107 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Balaghat district centre, 9 km from Jurtara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481116, served by Malanjkhand post office; the LGD village code is 498191. The nearest hospital or health centre is PHC Chhui, 13 km away. The sarpanch is somkali saiyyam, and the village votes in Paraswada assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhu Bhau Bhagat. The population is estimated at 1,714 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Samnapur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Samnapur · this village1,45458%
Samnapur · Paraswada1,46265%0 km N
Khursipar · Keolari32967%1.6 km S
Khursipar · Keolari34653%1.6 km S
Kanjai · Keolari7576%1.9 km NW
Ari · Barghat4,43071%3.4 km E
Mau · Barghat1,50660%3.4 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Samnapur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
3
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
MALAJKHAND
Distance to nearest town (km)
18
Distance to district HQ (km)
85
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
390.01
Irrigated area (ha)
62.87
Forest area (ha)
54.15

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Samnapur

LGD code
498191
Pincode
481116
Post office
Malanjkhand
Population (Census 2011)
1,454
Population (projected 2026)
1,714
Households
361
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1107
Literacy rate
57.8%
Coordinates
22.33035°N, 79.73311°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Balaghat
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Paraswada
Member of Parliament
Bharti Pardhi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Madhu Bhau Bhagat
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
somkali saiyyam
Block / Mandal
Birsa
Getting there

How to reach Samnapur

Mandal centre
Birsa · ≈ 44 km
≈ 1 h 29 min by car · 1 h 46 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Balaghat · ≈ 17 km
≈ 34 min by car · 41 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal259 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad565 km
  • Delhi743 km
  • Mumbai799 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJurtara9 km
  • Hospital / PHCPHC Chhui13 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil18 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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