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About Sambalpur Village

Sambalpur is a mid sized village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,008, made up of 511 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 394.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491229, 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 Manpur
Pincode 491229
Area (hectares) 394.35 hectares
Population 1,008
Male Population 511
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 18th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 528 residents. Its 394.35 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 well below the tehsil average of 1025.

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 87 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bhanupratappur, about 50 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 Manpur 13 km
Nearest railway station Bhanupratappur 50 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 52 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 87 km

Villages closest to Sambalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manpur 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 1,008. That makes it the 18th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 528 residents.

Sambalpur village has 511 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sambalpur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Sambalpur is 491229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sambalpur covers 394.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sambalpur falls under Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sambalpur is Bhanupratappur, about 50 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 87 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 Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Manpur is about 13 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 50 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gattegahan (under 2 km), Pugada (2.5 km) and Bukmarka (3.4 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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