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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NASEEB KHAN
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- LGD code
- 172895
- Pincode
- 271831
- Post office
- Bhinga
- Population
- 3,221
- Households
- 527
- Literacy rate
- 23.8%
- Sex ratio
- 887 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 906
Census 2011 · in context
How Samhar Purawa compares
By population, Samhar Purawa ranks #45 of 196 villages in Bhinga mandal.
Literacy rate
%
23.8%
−10.7% vs mandal average
- Samhar Purawa
- 23.8%
- Bhinga mandal
- 34.5%
- Shrawasti district
- 37.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
887
+21 vs mandal average
- Samhar Purawa
- 887
- Bhinga mandal
- 866
Household size
people per home
6.1
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Samhar Purawa
- 6.1
- Bhinga mandal
- 5.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Samhar Purawa at a glance
Samhar Purawa is a village of 3,221 people in 527 households (Census 2011) in Bhinga tehsil, Shrawasti district, Uttar Pradesh, the 45th-largest of 196 villages in Bhinga tehsil. Literacy is 24%, 11 points below the tehsil average of 35% and the sex ratio is 887 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 271831, served by Bhinga post office; the LGD village code is 172895. The sarpanch is NASEEB KHAN, and the village votes in Mahmoodabad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Asha Maurya. The population is estimated at 3,798 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Samhar Purawa
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHINGA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 10
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SAMHAR PURAWA
- Total area (ha)
- 485.94
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 143.17
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Samhar Purawa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Samhar Purawa
- LGD code
- 172895
- Pincode
- 271831
- Post office
- Bhinga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,221
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,798
- Households
- 527
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 887
- Literacy rate
- 23.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sitapur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mahmoodabad
- Member of Parliament
- Rakesh Rathore
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Asha Maurya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NASEEB KHAN
- Block / Mandal
- Bhinga
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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
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)