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About Samon Village

Samon is a large village in Babai tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,410, made up of 1,252 males and 1,158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 737.15 hectares hectares.

Samon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samon village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Babai
Area (hectares) 737.15 hectares
Population 2,410
Male Population 1,252
Female Population 1,158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samon compares

By the 2011 count Samon is the 9th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 737.15 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Samon

Samon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Samon from other places

Samon lies about 21 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Bagratawa, about 12 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 Samon
Tehsil headquarters Babai 1.8 km
Nearest railway station Bagratawa 12 km
Nearest town Itārsi 21 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 21 km

Villages closest to Samon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samon village had a population of 2,410. That makes it the 9th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Samon village has 1,252 males and 1,158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samon has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 915.

Samon covers 737.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samon falls under Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samon is Bagratawa, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Samon.

Samon is about 21 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samon is in Babai tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Babai is about 1.8 km away. Bagratawa is about 12 km away. Itārsi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chichli Kalan (2.0 km), Bhanpur (2.9 km) and Bajjarwada (2.9 km).

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

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