About Samatala Village

Samatala is a mid sized village in Tarikere tehsil, in the district of Chikmagalur, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 394 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samatala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samatala village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Chikmagalur
Tehsil	Tarikere
Pincode	577228
Area (hectares)	389.9 hectares
Population	794
Male Population	394
Female Population	400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samatala compares

By the 2011 count Samatala is the 77th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 880 residents. Its 389.9 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Samatala

Samatala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samatala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Samatala from other places

Samatala lies about 46 km from Chikmagalur, and the nearest railway station is Tarikere Junction, 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 Samatala
Tehsil headquarters	Tarikere	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Tarikere Junction	4.7 km
District headquarters	Chikmagalur	46 km

Villages closest to Samatala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samatala village had a population of 794. That makes it the 77th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 880 residents.

Samatala village has 394 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samatala has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Samatala is 577228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samatala covers 389.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samatala falls under Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Samatala is Tarikere Junction, 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 village for Samatala.

Samatala is about 46 km from Chikmagalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samatala is in Tarikere tehsil of Chikmagalur district. Tarikere is about 4.7 km away. Tarikere Junction is about 4.7 km away. Chikmagalur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.