Skip to main content

About Samudri Village

Samudri is a small village in Shankargarh tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 131 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 833.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samudri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samudri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Shankargarh
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 833.83 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 131
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samudri compares

By the 2011 count Samudri is the 82nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 833.83 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 987.

Getting to Samudri

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

Samudri lies about 81 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 52 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 Samudri
Tehsil headquarters Shankargarh 29 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 52 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 62 km
District headquarters Surguja 81 km

Villages closest to Samudri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samudri village had a population of 249. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Samudri village has 131 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samudri has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Samudri is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samudri covers 833.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samudri falls under Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Samudri is Barwadih Junction, about 52 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 10+ km distance for Samudri.

Samudri is about 81 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samudri is in Shankargarh tehsil of Surguja district. Shankargarh is about 29 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 52 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamari (under 2 km), Amera (12 km) and Umko (19 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.