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About Samarqand Village

Samarqand is a mid sized village in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 711, made up of 348 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.2 hectares hectares.

Samarqand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samarqand village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ghoshi
Area (hectares) 67.2 hectares
Population 711
Male Population 348
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samarqand compares

By the 2011 count Samarqand is the 38th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 67.2 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Samarqand

Samarqand is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samarqand as Available within 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 Samarqand from other places

Samarqand lies about 14 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Aungari Dham, about 9.9 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 Samarqand
Nearest railway station Aungari Dham 9.9 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoshi 14 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 14 km

Villages closest to Samarqand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samarqand village had a population of 711. That makes it the 38th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Samarqand village has 348 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samarqand has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Samarqand covers 67.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samarqand falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Samarqand is Aungari Dham, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Samarqand.

Samarqand is about 14 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samarqand is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. Aungari Dham is about 9.9 km away. Islāmpur is about 10 km away. Ghoshi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korman (under 2 km), Khirauti (under 2 km) and Chhapanna (1.8 km).

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

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