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About Samariya Village

Samariya is a mid sized village in Khaknar tehsil, in the district of Burhanpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 534, made up of 266 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.529 hectares hectares.

Samariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samariya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Burhanpur
Tehsil Khaknar
Area (hectares) 356.529 hectares
Population 534
Male Population 266
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samariya compares

By the 2011 count Samariya is the 77th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents. Its 356.529 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Samariya

Samariya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samariya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samariya from other places

Samariya lies about 23 km from Burhanpur, and the nearest railway station is Chandni, about 14 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 Samariya
Tehsil headquarters Khaknar 12 km
Nearest town Nepānagar 13 km
Nearest railway station Chandni 14 km
District headquarters Burhanpur 23 km

Villages closest to Samariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samariya village had a population of 534. That makes it the 77th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,645 residents.

Samariya village has 266 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samariya has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Samariya covers 356.529 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samariya falls under Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samariya is Chandni, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Samariya.

Samariya is about 23 km from Burhanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samariya is in Khaknar tehsil of Burhanpur district. Khaknar is about 12 km away. Nepānagar is about 13 km away. Chandni is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tajnapur (1.5 km), Doiphodiya (3.0 km) and Karkheda (3.7 km).

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

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