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About Samdil Village

Samdil is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,904, made up of 998 males and 906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samdil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samdil village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 491223
Area (hectares) 525.54 hectares
Population 1,904
Male Population 998
Female Population 906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samdil compares

By the 2011 count Samdil is the 41st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 525.54 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Samdil

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

Samdil lies about 23 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 9.4 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 Samdil
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 13 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 22 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 23 km

Villages closest to Samdil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samdil village had a population of 1,904. That makes it the 41st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Samdil village has 998 males and 906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samdil has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Samdil is 491223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samdil covers 525.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samdil falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Samdil is Kalmitar, about 9.4 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Samdil.

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

Samdil is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kalmitar is about 9.4 km away. Takhatpur is about 13 km away. Ratanpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakurra Navapara (under 2 km), Rajpur (1.6 km) and Baghel Kapa (1.7 km).

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

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