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About Sambalpuri Village

Sambalpuri is a mid sized village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,807, made up of 920 males and 887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491340, 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 Takhatpur
Pincode 491340
Area (hectares) 447 hectares
Population 1,807
Male Population 920
Female Population 887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sambalpuri compares

By the 2011 count Sambalpuri is the 43rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 447 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

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 - 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 Sambalpuri from other places

Sambalpuri lies about 9.7 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Uslapur, about 5.1 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 Sambalpuri
Nearest railway station Uslapur 5.1 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 9.7 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 20 km

Villages closest to Sambalpuri

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 Sambalpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sambalpuri village had a population of 1,807. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Sambalpuri village has 920 males and 887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sambalpuri has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Sambalpuri is 491340. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sambalpuri covers 447 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 Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sambalpuri is Uslapur, about 5.1 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 - 10 km distance for Sambalpuri.

Sambalpuri is about 9.7 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 Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Uslapur is about 5.1 km away. Bilaspur is about 9.7 km away. Bilāspur is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pand (1.9 km), Dabena (3.2 km) and Bahtarai (3.3 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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