About Samhar Village

Samhar is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,610, made up of 807 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samhar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Tehsil	Bagbahra
Pincode	493118
Area (hectares)	657.04 hectares
Population	1,610
Male Population	807
Female Population	803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samhar compares

By the 2011 count Samhar is the 12th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 657.04 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1032.

Getting to Samhar

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

Samhar lies about 38 km from Mahasamund. 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 Samhar
Tehsil headquarters	Bagbahra	8.8 km
District headquarters	Mahasamund	38 km
Nearest town	Mahāsamund	38 km

Villages closest to Samhar

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

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Common questions about Samhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Samhar village had a population of 1,610. That makes it the 12th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Samhar village has 807 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samhar has about 995 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 1032.

The pincode recorded for Samhar is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samhar covers 657.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samhar falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Samhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Samhar.

Samhar is about 38 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samhar is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bagbahra is about 8.8 km away. Mahasamund is about 38 km away. Mahāsamund is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.