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About Sambalpuri Village

Sambalpuri is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 997, made up of 508 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sambalpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sambalpuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 495222
Area (hectares) 251.9 hectares
Population 997
Male Population 508
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sambalpuri compares

By the 2011 count Sambalpuri is the 54th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 251.9 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Sambalpuri

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

Sambalpuri lies about 21 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 4.9 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 Sambalpuri
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Dagori 4.9 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 21 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 21 km

Villages closest to Sambalpuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sambalpuri village had a population of 997. That makes it the 54th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Sambalpuri village has 508 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sambalpuri has about 963 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Sambalpuri is 495222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sambalpuri covers 251.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sambalpuri falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sambalpuri is Dagori, about 4.9 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sambalpuri.

Sambalpuri is about 21 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sambalpuri is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Bilha is about 2.5 km away. Dagori is about 4.9 km away. Bilaspur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khantha (under 2 km), Pounsari (under 2 km) and Dokladih (under 2 km).

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

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