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About Samalvant Village

Samalvant is a large village in Kavant tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,395, made up of 1,188 males and 1,207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samalvant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samalvant village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Kavant
Pincode 391170
Area (hectares) 606.47 hectares
Population 2,395
Male Population 1,188
Female Population 1,207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samalvant compares

By the 2011 count Samalvant is the 17th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,530 residents. Its 606.47 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Samalvant

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

Samalvant lies about 98 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Tankhala, about 35 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 Samalvant
Tehsil headquarters Kavant 11 km
Nearest town Chhota Udepur 34 km
Nearest railway station Tankhala 35 km
District headquarters Vadodara 98 km

Villages closest to Samalvant

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samalvant village had a population of 2,395. That makes it the 17th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,530 residents.

Samalvant village has 1,188 males and 1,207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samalvant has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Samalvant is 391170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samalvant covers 606.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samalvant falls under Kavant tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Samalvant is Tankhala, about 35 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 5 - 10 km distance for Samalvant.

Samalvant is about 98 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samalvant is in Kavant tehsil of Vadodara district. Kavant is about 11 km away. Chhota Udepur is about 34 km away. Tankhala is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amalvant (under 2 km), Kadipani (2.2 km) and Bunjar (3.8 km).

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

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