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About Sambalpur Village

Sambalpur is a mid sized village in Saja tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 238 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491993, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sambalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sambalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Saja
Pincode 491993
Area (hectares) 231.5 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 238
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,962
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 64th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 944 residents. Its 231.5 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

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 57 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 55 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 Saja 7.6 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 29 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 55 km
District headquarters Durg 57 km

Villages closest to Sambalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Saja 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 705. That makes it the 64th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 944 residents.

Sambalpur village has 238 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sambalpur has about 1962 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Sambalpur is 491993. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sambalpur covers 231.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sambalpur falls under Saja tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sambalpur is Rasmara, about 55 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 57 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sambalpur is in Saja tehsil of Durg district. Saja is about 7.6 km away. Bemetāra is about 29 km away. Rasmara is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somai Kalan (under 2 km), Karamtara (2.2 km) and Pipariya (2.7 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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