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About Samaikol Village

Samaikol is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 345 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samaikol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samaikol village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Pincode 855102
Area (hectares) 150.2 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 345
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samaikol compares

By the 2011 count Samaikol is the 124th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 150.2 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Samaikol

Samaikol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samaikol as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Samaikol from other places

Samaikol lies about 35 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 6.8 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 Samaikol
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 9.1 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 22 km
District headquarters Katihar 35 km

Villages closest to Samaikol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samaikol village had a population of 689. That makes it the 124th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Samaikol village has 345 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samaikol has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Samaikol is 855102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samaikol covers 150.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samaikol falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Samaikol is Azamnagar Road, about 6.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Samaikol.

Samaikol is about 35 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samaikol is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar Road is about 6.8 km away. Azamnagar is about 9.1 km away. Rāiganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamaikol (under 2 km), Chhamna (under 2 km) and Gaighatta (1.6 km).

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

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