About Samda Village

Samda is a small village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 277 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 780 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Mahagama
Pincode	814154
Area (hectares)	35.5 hectares
Population	493
Male Population	277
Female Population	216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	780
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 110th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 35.5 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

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 22 km from Godda. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Mahagama	5.1 km
District headquarters	Godda	22 km

Villages closest to Samda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahagama 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 493. That makes it the 110th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Samda village has 277 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samda has about 780 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Samda is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samda covers 35.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samda falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Samda notes the nearest railway station 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 22 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samda is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 5.1 km away. Godda is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.