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About Samastipur Village

Samastipur is a mid sized village in Baheri tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 532 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samastipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samastipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Baheri
Pincode 847101
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 989
Male Population 532
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
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 Samastipur compares

By the 2011 count Samastipur is the 56th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Samastipur

Samastipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samastipur 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 Samastipur from other places

Samastipur lies about 20 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Rambhaddarpur, about 6.5 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 Samastipur
Nearest railway station Rambhaddarpur 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Baheri 12 km
Nearest town Samāstipur 19 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 20 km

Villages closest to Samastipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samastipur village had a population of 989. That makes it the 56th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents.

Samastipur village has 532 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samastipur has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Samastipur is 847101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samastipur covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samastipur falls under Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Samastipur is Rambhaddarpur, about 6.5 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 Samastipur.

Samastipur is about 20 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samastipur is in Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district. Rambhaddarpur is about 6.5 km away. Baheri is about 12 km away. Samāstipur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakwa (under 2 km), Benta (under 2 km) and Bharwari (2.6 km).

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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