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About Sampar Village

Sampar is a mid sized village in Jodiya tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 704, made up of 357 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1356.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 361240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sampar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sampar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Jamnagar
Tehsil Jodiya
Pincode 361240
Area (hectares) 1356.31 hectares
Population 704
Male Population 357
Female Population 347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sampar compares

By the 2011 count Sampar is the 38th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents. Its 1356.31 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Sampar

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

Sampar lies about 65 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Lavanpur, about 7.4 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 Sampar
Nearest railway station Lavanpur 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jodiya 30 km
Nearest town Morvi 34 km
District headquarters Jamnagar 65 km

Villages closest to Sampar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sampar village had a population of 704. That makes it the 38th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents.

Sampar village has 357 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sampar has about 972 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 969.

The pincode recorded for Sampar is 361240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sampar covers 1356.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sampar falls under Jodiya tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sampar is Lavanpur, about 7.4 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sampar.

Sampar is about 65 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sampar is in Jodiya tehsil of Jamnagar district. Lavanpur is about 7.4 km away. Jodiya is about 30 km away. Morvi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Untbet Shampar (under 2 km), Bela (4.0 km) and Rajpar (4.1 km).

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

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