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About Samnapur Village

Samnapur is a mid sized village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 828, made up of 391 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samnapur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 493196
Area (hectares) 189.31 hectares
Population 828
Male Population 391
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samnapur compares

By the 2011 count Samnapur is the 75th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 189.31 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Samnapur

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

Samnapur lies about 73 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Darekasa, about 58 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 Samnapur
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 28 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 37 km
Nearest railway station Darekasa 58 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 73 km

Villages closest to Samnapur

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 Samnapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Samnapur village had a population of 828. That makes it the 75th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Samnapur village has 391 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samnapur has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Samnapur is 493196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samnapur covers 189.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samnapur falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Samnapur is Darekasa, about 58 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 Samnapur.

Samnapur is about 73 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samnapur is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 28 km away. Khairāgarh is about 37 km away. Darekasa is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bipatpur (under 2 km), Barwahi (under 2 km) and Ankalkuwa (2.1 km).

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

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