Samarda
Samarda, also spelled Samardha, is a village in the Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located in the Huzur tehsil and the Phanda block.
The village is the site of an ecotourism operations supported by Government of Madhya Pradesh. It is popular with Bhopal-based corporate staff for team-building exercises.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census of India, Samarda has 86 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 78.81%.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 372 | 211 | 161 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 70 | 39 | 31 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 36 | 20 | 16 |
| Literates | 238 | 155 | 83 |
| Workers (all) | 152 | 121 | 31 |
| Main workers (total) | 106 | 99 | 7 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 44 | 43 | 1 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Other | 41 | 35 | 6 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 46 | 22 | 24 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 38 | 16 | 22 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Non-workers | 220 | 90 | 130 |
References
- ^ "RFP Document for Establishing Operating and Maintaining Lok Seva Kendra" (PDF). E-Governance Society Bhopal District. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ Samardha, Madhya Pradesh Ecotourism Development Board.
- ^ "District Census Handbook - Bhopal" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 20 July 2015.