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About Sambalpur Village

Sambalpur is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 907, made up of 469 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sambalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sambalpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 461.52 hectares
Population 907
Male Population 469
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sambalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sambalpur is the 63rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 461.52 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

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 5 - 10 km distance. 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 66 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Rasmara, about 53 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 Chhuikhadan 24 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 35 km
Nearest railway station Rasmara 53 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 66 km

Villages closest to Sambalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhuikhadan 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 907. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Sambalpur village has 469 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sambalpur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Sambalpur is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sambalpur covers 461.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sambalpur falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sambalpur is Rasmara, about 53 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sambalpur.

Sambalpur is about 66 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sambalpur is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 24 km away. Khairāgarh is about 35 km away. Rasmara is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pendarwani (1.8 km), Sukhri (2.2 km) and Bendri (2.3 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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