About Samda Village

Samda is a mid sized village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,030, made up of 526 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares.

Samda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	206 hectares
Population	1,030
Male Population	526
Female Population	504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samda compares

By the 2011 count Samda is the 40th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Samda

Samda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samda from other places

Samda lies about 39 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 33 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 Samda
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	5.5 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	33 km
District headquarters	Gaya	39 km

Villages closest to Samda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samda village had a population of 1,030. That makes it the 40th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Samda village has 526 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samda has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Samda covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samda falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Samda is Guraru, about 33 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 - 10 km distance for Samda.

Samda is about 39 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samda is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 5.5 km away. Sherghāti is about 5.5 km away. Guraru is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.