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About Samdhar Village

Samdhar is a small village in Majholi tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 157 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.54 hectares hectares.

Samdhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samdhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Majholi
Area (hectares) 186.54 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 157
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samdhar compares

By the 2011 count Samdhar is the 139th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 757 residents. Its 186.54 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Samdhar

Samdhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samdhar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Samdhar from other places

Samdhar lies about 32 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, 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 Samdhar
Tehsil headquarters Majholi 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 14 km
Nearest town Sihorā 17 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 32 km

Villages closest to Samdhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samdhar village had a population of 302. That makes it the 139th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 757 residents.

Samdhar village has 157 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samdhar has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Samdhar covers 186.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samdhar falls under Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samdhar is Gosalpur, 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 km distance for Samdhar.

Samdhar is about 32 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samdhar is in Majholi tehsil of Jabalpur district. Majholi is about 5.1 km away. Gosalpur is about 14 km away. Sihorā is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Changawan (under 2 km), Suhas Khurd (1.5 km) and Bhatgawan (2.1 km).

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

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