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About Samopur Village

Samopur is a large village in Pachrukhi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,948, made up of 1,499 males and 1,449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Samopur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samopur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Pachrukhi
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 2,948
Male Population 1,499
Female Population 1,449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
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 Samopur compares

By the 2011 count Samopur is the 26th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Samopur

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

Samopur lies about 6.3 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Siwan Junction, about 6.5 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 Samopur
District headquarters Siwan 6.3 km
Nearest town Siwān 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Siwan Junction 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachrukhi 8.6 km

Villages closest to Samopur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samopur village had a population of 2,948. That makes it the 26th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Samopur village has 1,499 males and 1,449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samopur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 995.

Samopur covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Samopur falls under Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Samopur is Siwan Junction, about 6.5 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 Samopur.

Samopur is about 6.3 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samopur is in Pachrukhi tehsil of Siwan district. Siwan is about 6.3 km away. Siwān is about 6.3 km away. Siwan Junction is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaleanpur (under 2 km), Gosain Chhapra (under 2 km) and Narhat (under 2 km).

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

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