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About Sampur Village

Sampur is a mid sized village in Masalia tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 268 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sampur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Masalia
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 244.05 hectares
Population 532
Male Population 268
Female Population 264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sampur compares

By the 2011 count Sampur is the 70th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 434 residents. Its 244.05 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Sampur

Sampur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sampur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sampur from other places

Sampur lies about 29 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 21 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 Sampur
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Masalia 29 km
District headquarters Dumka 29 km

Villages closest to Sampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sampur village had a population of 532. That makes it the 70th largest of the 265 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 434 residents.

Sampur village has 268 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sampur has about 985 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Sampur is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sampur covers 244.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sampur falls under Masalia tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sampur is Basukinath Railway Station, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Sampur.

Sampur is about 29 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sampur is in Masalia tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 21 km away. Masalia is about 29 km away. Dumka is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bikrampur (under 2 km), Makrampur (under 2 km) and Rampur (under 2 km).

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

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