About Samtha Village

Samtha is a mid sized village in Manoharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,290, made up of 627 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 675.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samtha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samtha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Manoharpur
Pincode	833106
Area (hectares)	675.03 hectares
Population	1,290
Male Population	627
Female Population	663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samtha compares

By the 2011 count Samtha is the 13th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 675.03 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Samtha

Samtha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samtha as Available within 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 Samtha from other places

Samtha lies about 64 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jaraikela, about 4.7 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 Samtha
Nearest railway station	Jaraikela	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manoharpur	14 km
Nearest town	Rourkela	26 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	64 km

Villages closest to Samtha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samtha village had a population of 1,290. That makes it the 13th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Samtha village has 627 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samtha has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Samtha is 833106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samtha covers 675.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samtha falls under Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Samtha is Jaraikela, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Samtha.

Samtha is about 64 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samtha is in Manoharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Jaraikela is about 4.7 km away. Manoharpur is about 14 km away. Rourkela is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.