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About Sam Hanse Village

Sam Hanse is a small village in Silonijan tehsil, in the district of Karbi Anglong, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 88 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares.

Sam Hanse Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sam Hanse village
Description Value
State Assam
District Karbi Anglong
Tehsil Silonijan
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 88
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sam Hanse compares

By the 2011 count Sam Hanse is the 141st largest of the 338 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 259 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Sam Hanse

Sam Hanse is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sam Hanse as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sam Hanse from other places

Sam Hanse lies about 49 km from Karbi Anglong, and the nearest railway station is Khumtai, about 21 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sam Hanse
Nearest railway station Khumtai 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Silonijan 28 km
Nearest town Golāghāt 28 km
District headquarters Karbi Anglong 49 km

Villages closest to Sam Hanse

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Silonijan tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sam Hanse

As per the Census of India 2011, Sam Hanse village had a population of 180. That makes it the 141st largest of the 338 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 259 residents.

Sam Hanse village has 88 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sam Hanse has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Sam Hanse covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sam Hanse falls under Silonijan tehsil of Karbi Anglong district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Sam Hanse is Khumtai, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sam Hanse.

Sam Hanse is about 49 km from Karbi Anglong in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sam Hanse is in Silonijan tehsil of Karbi Anglong district. Khumtai is about 21 km away. Silonijan is about 28 km away. Golāghāt is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Angjok Hanse (under 2 km), Burapung Hanse (under 2 km) and Hanse Gaon (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sam Hanse today is likely to be higher.

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