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About Samana Village

Samana is a mid sized village in Devendranagar tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 599, made up of 313 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 534.5 hectares hectares.

Samana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Devendranagar
Area (hectares) 534.5 hectares
Population 599
Male Population 313
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samana compares

By the 2011 count Samana is the 41st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 534.5 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 912.

Getting to Samana

Samana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Samana as Available within 10+ 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 Samana from other places

Samana lies about 22 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Khajuraho, about 46 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 Samana
Tehsil headquarters Devendranagar 16 km
District headquarters Panna 22 km
Nearest railway station Khajuraho 46 km

Villages closest to Samana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samana village had a population of 599. That makes it the 41st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Samana village has 313 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samana has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Samana covers 534.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samana falls under Devendranagar tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samana is Khajuraho, about 46 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Samana.

Samana is about 22 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samana is in Devendranagar tehsil of Panna district. Devendranagar is about 16 km away. Panna is about 22 km away. Khajuraho is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagepur (2.5 km), Ghatari (3.1 km) and Mohanpura (4.0 km).

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

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