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About Samaldih Village

Samaldih is a large village in Satgawan tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,667, made up of 1,378 males and 1,289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samaldih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samaldih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Satgawan
Pincode 805132
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 2,667
Male Population 1,378
Female Population 1,289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Samaldih compares

By the 2011 count Samaldih is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 669 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Samaldih

Samaldih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samaldih 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 Samaldih from other places

Samaldih lies about 141 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 3.4 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 Samaldih
Nearest railway station Barkisalaiya 3.4 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Satgawan 22 km
District headquarters Kodarma 141 km

Villages closest to Samaldih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samaldih village had a population of 2,667. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 669 residents.

Samaldih village has 1,378 males and 1,289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samaldih has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Samaldih is 805132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samaldih covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Samaldih falls under Satgawan tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Samaldih is Barkisalaiya, about 3.4 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 Samaldih.

Samaldih is about 141 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samaldih is in Satgawan tehsil of Kodarma district. Barkisalaiya is about 3.4 km away. Nabīnagar is about 13 km away. Satgawan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samaidih (under 2 km), Chhapri (8.3 km) and Ghordour (8.9 km).

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

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