About Samaul Village

Samaul is a large village in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,711, made up of 1,426 males and 1,285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samaul village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Pincode	854318
Area (hectares)	286 hectares
Population	2,711
Male Population	1,426
Female Population	1,285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samaul compares

By the 2011 count Samaul is the 43rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 286 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Samaul

Samaul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samaul as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samaul from other places

Samaul lies about 21 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Gogipothia Halt, about 7.2 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 Samaul
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Gogipothia Halt	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	9.0 km
District headquarters	Araria	21 km

Villages closest to Samaul

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

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Common questions about Samaul

As per the Census of India 2011, Samaul village had a population of 2,711. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Samaul village has 1,426 males and 1,285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samaul has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Samaul is 854318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samaul covers 286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samaul falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Samaul is Gogipothia Halt, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Samaul.

Samaul is about 21 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samaul is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about 7.0 km away. Gogipothia Halt is about 7.2 km away. Forbesganj is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.