About Samastipur Village

Samastipur is a small village in Sarmera tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 449, made up of 242 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares.

Samastipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samastipur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Sarmera
Area (hectares)	25 hectares
Population	449
Male Population	242
Female Population	207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	855
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

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 42 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 6.7 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
Tehsil headquarters	Sarmera	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	6.7 km
Nearest town	Sheikhpura	9.0 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	42 km

Villages closest to Samastipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samastipur village had a population of 449. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents.

Samastipur village has 242 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samastipur has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Samastipur covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Samastipur falls under Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Samastipur is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 6.7 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 42 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samastipur is in Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district. Sarmera is about 5.4 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 6.7 km away. Sheikhpura is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.