Samsi, Malda

Samsi is a village in Ratua I block in Chanchal subdivision of Malda district of Indian state of West Bengal.

Samsi
Small Town
Samsi
Location in West Bengal, India
Samsi
Samsi (India)
Coordinates: 25°16′33″N 88°00′18″E
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
DistrictMaldah
SubdistrictRatua I
Population
 (2011)
 • Total48,989
Languages
 • OfficialBengali[1][2]
 • Additional officialEnglish[1]
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Pincode
732139
Telephone code03513

Geography

Location

Samsi is surrounded by Ratua-I Block on the south, Amdabad Block towards the west, Manikchak Block towards South and Chanchal-II Block towards north. Sahibganj, Manihari, Raiganj and Katihar are the nearby cities. It is in the border of Maldah District and Katihar District and is near to the Bihar state border.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Samsi had a total population of 48989, of which 25,200(51%) were males and 23789

(49%) were females. Population below 6 years was 276. The total number of literates in Siwwas as 2,056 (85.31% of the population over 6 years).[3]

Transport

Samsi railway station is on the Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line.[4]

National Highway 31 starts from Unnao in Uttar Pradesh and passes through Bihar and terminates at its crossing with State Highway 10 (West Bengal) at Samsi, as shown in Google maps.

Education

Samsi College, established at Kandaran in 1968, is located near Samsi. It is affiliated with the University of Gour Banga. It offers honours courses in Arabic, Bengali, English, Sanskrit, history, geography, philosophy, political science, economics and sociology, and general courses in arts and commerce. It has a boys hostel and a girls hostel is under construction.[5][6]

Healthcare

Ratua Rural Hospital at Ratua (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Ratua I CD Block. There are primary health centres at Debipur (with 10 beds), Mahanandatola (with 10 beds) and Samsi (with 10 beds).[7]

References
  1. "Fact and Figures". www.wb.gov.in. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. "55711/ Malda Town-New Jalpaiguri Passenger". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  5. "Samsi College". SC. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  6. "Samsi College". College Admission. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  7. "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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