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About Sampaje Village

Sampaje is one of the larger villages in Sulya tehsil, in the district of Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,429, made up of 2,668 males and 2,761 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1756.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 574239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sampaje Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sampaje village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Dakshina Kannada
Tehsil Sulya
Pincode 574239
Area (hectares) 1756.57 hectares
Population 5,429
Male Population 2,668
Female Population 2,761
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sampaje compares

By the 2011 count Sampaje is the 5th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents. Its 1756.57 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Sampaje

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

Sampaje lies about 49 km from Dakshina Kannada, and the nearest railway station is Bajakere, about 24 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 Sampaje
Tehsil headquarters Sulya 18 km
Nearest town Madikeri 23 km
Nearest railway station Bajakere 24 km
District headquarters Dakshina Kannada 49 km

Villages closest to Sampaje

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sampaje village had a population of 5,429. That makes it the 5th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,132 residents.

Sampaje village has 2,668 males and 2,761 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sampaje has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Sampaje is 574239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sampaje covers 1756.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sampaje falls under Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Sampaje is Bajakere, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sampaje.

Sampaje is about 49 km from Dakshina Kannada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sampaje is in Sulya tehsil of Dakshina Kannada district. Sulya is about 18 km away. Madikeri is about 23 km away. Bajakere is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aranthodu (8.2 km), Thodikana (8.3 km) and Markanja (9.0 km).

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

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