About Samka Village

Samka is a mid sized village in Dhalbhumgarh tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 278 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Dhalbhumgarh
Pincode	832302
Area (hectares)	229 hectares
Population	564
Male Population	278
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
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 Samka compares

By the 2011 count Samka is the 38th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Samka

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

Samka lies about 4.8 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Dalbhumgarh, 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 Samka
Tehsil headquarters	Dhalbhumgarh	4.3 km
Nearest railway station	Dalbhumgarh	4.7 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	4.8 km
Nearest town	Ghātsīla	12 km

Villages closest to Samka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samka village had a population of 564. That makes it the 38th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Samka village has 278 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samka has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Samka is 832302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samka covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samka falls under Dhalbhumgarh tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Samka is Dalbhumgarh, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Samka.

Samka is about 4.8 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samka is in Dhalbhumgarh tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Dhalbhumgarh is about 4.3 km away. Dalbhumgarh is about 4.7 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.