About Samgarh Village

Samgarh is a mid sized village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 265 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samgarh village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Tarhasi
Pincode	822118
Area (hectares)	219 hectares
Population	518
Male Population	265
Female Population	253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samgarh compares

By the 2011 count Samgarh is the 52nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 219 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 948.

Getting to Samgarh

Samgarh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Samgarh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Samgarh from other places

Samgarh lies about 142 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Demu, about 10 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 Samgarh
Nearest town	Lātehār	7.9 km
Nearest railway station	Demu	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tarhasi	15 km
District headquarters	Palamu	142 km

Villages closest to Samgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samgarh village had a population of 518. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Samgarh village has 265 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samgarh has about 955 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 948.

The pincode recorded for Samgarh is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samgarh covers 219 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samgarh falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Samgarh is Demu, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Samgarh.

Samgarh is about 142 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samgarh is in Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district. Lātehār is about 7.9 km away. Demu is about 10 km away. Tarhasi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.