Skip to main content

About Samundra Village

Samundra is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 623, made up of 299 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samundra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samundra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 238 hectares
Population 623
Male Population 299
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Samundra compares

By the 2011 count Samundra is the 59th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Samundra

The census records public bus service for Samundra as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samundra from other places

Samundra lies about 23 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 2.3 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 Samundra
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 12 km
District headquarters Khunti 23 km

Villages closest to Samundra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samundra village had a population of 623. That makes it the 59th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Samundra village has 299 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samundra has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Samundra is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samundra covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samundra falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Samundra is Govindpur Road, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Samundra.

Samundra is about 23 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samundra is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Govindpur Road is about 2.3 km away. Karra is about 12 km away. Khunti is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurid (under 2 km), Limra (1.7 km) and Jamhar (1.9 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All