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About Samastipur Village

Samastipur is a mid sized village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,405, made up of 729 males and 676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Samastipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samastipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Shahkund
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 1,405
Male Population 729
Female Population 676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samastipur compares

By the 2011 count Samastipur is the 47th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Samastipur

Samastipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samastipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rasula, Ratanpur, Sagrampur and Saidpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Samastipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Samastipur village had a population of 1,405. That makes it the 47th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Samastipur village has 729 males and 676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samastipur has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

Samastipur covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Samastipur falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Samastipur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Samastipur.

Samastipur is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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