About Samani Village

Samani is a large village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,824, made up of 1,464 males and 1,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	52 hectares
Population	2,824
Male Population	1,464
Female Population	1,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samani compares

By the 2011 count Samani is the 24th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Samani

Samani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samani as Available within 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 Samani from other places

Samani lies about 23 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 9.1 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 Samani
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	10 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	14 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	23 km

Villages closest to Samani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samani village had a population of 2,824. That makes it the 24th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Samani village has 1,464 males and 1,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samani has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Samani is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samani covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 54 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Samani falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Samani is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 9.1 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 - 10 km distance for Samani.

Samani is about 23 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samani is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 9.1 km away. Mahishi is about 10 km away. Bangaon is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.