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About Samoda Village

Samoda is a large village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,003, made up of 1,509 males and 1,494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 669.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samoda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493114
Area (hectares) 669.13 hectares
Population 3,003
Male Population 1,509
Female Population 1,494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samoda compares

By the 2011 count Samoda is the 21st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 669.13 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 989.

Getting to Samoda

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

Samoda lies about 46 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Belsonda, about 15 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 Samoda
Tehsil headquarters Arang 14 km
Nearest railway station Belsonda 15 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 20 km
District headquarters Raipur 46 km

Villages closest to Samoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samoda village had a population of 3,003. That makes it the 21st largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Samoda village has 1,509 males and 1,494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samoda has about 990 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 989.

The pincode recorded for Samoda is 493114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samoda covers 669.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samoda falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Samoda is Belsonda, about 15 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 Samoda.

Samoda is about 46 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samoda is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang is about 14 km away. Belsonda is about 15 km away. Mahāsamund is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaparid (2.4 km), Kusmund (2.7 km) and Kagdehi (2.9 km).

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

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