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About Sambalpur Village

Sambalpur is a mid sized village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 919, made up of 467 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sambalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sambalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dhamtari
Tehsil Nagri
Pincode 493778
Area (hectares) 170.18 hectares
Population 919
Male Population 467
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sambalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sambalpur is the 49th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 170.18 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Sambalpur

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

Sambalpur lies about 61 km from Dhamtari, and the nearest railway station is Sarsonpuri, about 61 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 Sambalpur
Tehsil headquarters Nagri 3.0 km
Nearest town Kānker 52 km
Nearest railway station Sarsonpuri 61 km
District headquarters Dhamtari 61 km

Villages closest to Sambalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sambalpur village had a population of 919. That makes it the 49th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Sambalpur village has 467 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sambalpur has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Sambalpur is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sambalpur covers 170.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sambalpur falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sambalpur is Sarsonpuri, about 61 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 Sambalpur.

Sambalpur is about 61 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sambalpur is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 3.0 km away. Kānker is about 52 km away. Sarsonpuri is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amali (under 2 km), Thamali (under 2 km) and Chhipali (under 2 km).

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

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