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About Samnapur Village

Samnapur is a mid sized village in Bichhiya tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,141, made up of 587 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 906.06 hectares hectares.

Samnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samnapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Bichhiya
Area (hectares) 906.06 hectares
Population 1,141
Male Population 587
Female Population 554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samnapur compares

By the 2011 count Samnapur is the 50th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 744 residents. Its 906.06 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Samnapur

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

Samnapur lies about 104 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Gosalpur, about 18 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 Samnapur
Nearest town Kaimori 16 km
Nearest railway station Gosalpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Bichhiya 18 km
District headquarters Mandla 104 km

Villages closest to Samnapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samnapur village had a population of 1,141. That makes it the 50th largest of the 321 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 744 residents.

Samnapur village has 587 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samnapur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Samnapur covers 906.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samnapur falls under Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samnapur is Gosalpur, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Samnapur.

Samnapur is about 104 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samnapur is in Bichhiya tehsil of Mandla district. Kaimori is about 16 km away. Gosalpur is about 18 km away. Bichhiya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lamna (under 2 km), Padariya (under 2 km) and Gangora (2.7 km).

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

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