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About Samaspur Village

Samaspur is a small village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 136 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Samaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samaspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Gurua
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 136
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samaspur compares

By the 2011 count Samaspur is the 147th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Samaspur

Samaspur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samaspur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Samaspur from other places

Samaspur lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 20 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 Samaspur
Tehsil headquarters Gurua 4.5 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 7.9 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 20 km
District headquarters Gaya 28 km

Villages closest to Samaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samaspur village had a population of 262. That makes it the 147th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Samaspur village has 136 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samaspur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Samaspur covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samaspur falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Samaspur is Guraru, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Samaspur.

Samaspur is about 28 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samaspur is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 4.5 km away. Sherghāti is about 7.9 km away. Guraru is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daulatpur (under 2 km), Jai Bigha (under 2 km) and Budhua Chak (under 2 km).

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

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