About Samda Village

Samda is a large village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,956, made up of 1,524 males and 1,432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Dumri
Pincode	825106
Area (hectares)	288.66 hectares
Population	2,956
Male Population	1,524
Female Population	1,432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samda compares

By the 2011 count Samda is the 12th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 288.66 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Samda

Samda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samda from other places

Samda lies about 36 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 1.6 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 Samda
Nearest railway station	Chegro	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dumri	3.0 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	21 km
District headquarters	Giridih	36 km

Villages closest to Samda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samda village had a population of 2,956. That makes it the 12th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Samda village has 1,524 males and 1,432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samda has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Samda is 825106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samda covers 288.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samda falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Samda is Chegro, about 1.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Samda.

Samda is about 36 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samda is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chegro is about 1.6 km away. Dumri is about 3.0 km away. Barki Saria is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.