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About Samhauli Village

Samhauli is a mid sized village in Pupri tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,257, made up of 683 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 840 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Samhauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samhauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Pupri
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 1,257
Male Population 683
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 840
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samhauli compares

By the 2011 count Samhauli is the 35th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 24 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 904.

Getting to Samhauli

Samhauli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samhauli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Samhauli from other places

Samhauli lies about 33 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Runni Saidpur Railway Station, about 15 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 Samhauli
Nearest railway station Runni Saidpur Railway Station 15 km
Nearest town Belsand 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Pupri 32 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 33 km

Villages closest to Samhauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samhauli village had a population of 1,257. That makes it the 35th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,579 residents.

Samhauli village has 683 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samhauli has about 840 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Samhauli covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Samhauli falls under Pupri tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Samhauli is Runni Saidpur Railway Station, about 15 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 village for Samhauli.

Samhauli is about 33 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samhauli is in Pupri tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Runni Saidpur Railway Station is about 15 km away. Belsand is about 17 km away. Pupri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumra Dumrapatti (31 km), Bhawanipur (32 km) and Pupri (32 km).

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

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