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About Samoda Village

Samoda is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Patan, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,168, made up of 606 males and 562 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384275, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samoda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samoda village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Patan
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 384275
Area (hectares) 318.63 hectares
Population 1,168
Male Population 606
Female Population 562
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samoda compares

By the 2011 count Samoda is the 91st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents. Its 318.63 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Samoda

Samoda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samoda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samoda from other places

Samoda lies about 12 km from Patan, and the nearest railway station is Ranuj Junction, about 4.5 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 Samoda
Nearest railway station Ranuj Junction 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Patan 12 km
Nearest town Pātan 12 km

Villages closest to Samoda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samoda village had a population of 1,168. That makes it the 91st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,288 residents.

Samoda village has 606 males and 562 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samoda has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Samoda is 384275. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samoda covers 318.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samoda falls under Patan tehsil of Patan district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Samoda is Ranuj Junction, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Samoda.

Samoda is about 12 km from Patan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samoda is in Patan tehsil of Patan district. Ranuj Junction is about 4.5 km away. Patan is about 12 km away. Pātan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Der (2.1 km), Kuder (2.1 km) and Babasana (2.1 km).

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

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