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About Samhe Village

Samhe is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 198 males and 198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 706.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samhe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samhe village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 706.28 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 198
Female Population 198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samhe compares

By the 2011 count Samhe is the 42nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 706.28 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Samhe

Samhe is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Samhe as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Samhe from other places

Samhe lies about 19 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 37 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 Samhe
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 19 km
District headquarters Chatra 19 km
Nearest town Chatrā 19 km
Nearest railway station Bukru 37 km

Villages closest to Samhe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samhe village had a population of 396. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Samhe village has 198 males and 198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samhe has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Samhe is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samhe covers 706.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samhe falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Samhe is Bukru, about 37 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Samhe.

Samhe is about 19 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samhe is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 19 km away. Chatra is about 19 km away. Chatrā is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marwa (under 2 km), Lemodih (1.7 km) and Bhusar (2.1 km).

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

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