About Samlata Village

Samlata is a small village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 144 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samlata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samlata village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Peterwar
Pincode	829123
Area (hectares)	95 hectares
Population	271
Male Population	144
Female Population	127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samlata compares

By the 2011 count Samlata is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Samlata

Samlata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samlata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Samlata from other places

Samlata lies about 28 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 9.4 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 Samlata
Nearest town	Kathhāra	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Jarangdih	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Peterwar	28 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	28 km

Villages closest to Samlata

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

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Common questions about Samlata

As per the Census of India 2011, Samlata village had a population of 271. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Samlata village has 144 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samlata has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Samlata is 829123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samlata covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samlata falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Samlata is Jarangdih, about 9.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Samlata.

Samlata is about 28 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samlata is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kathhāra is about 7.0 km away. Jarangdih is about 9.4 km away. Peterwar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.