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About Samnapur Kalan Village

Samnapur Kalan is a mid sized village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,203, made up of 622 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459.92 hectares hectares.

Samnapur Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samnapur Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 459.92 hectares
Population 1,203
Male Population 622
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samnapur Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Samnapur Kalan is the 15th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 459.92 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Samnapur Kalan

Samnapur Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samnapur Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kalan from other places

Samnapur Kalan lies about 50 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 48 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 6.6 km
Nearest town Begamganj 26 km
Nearest railway station Sorai 48 km
District headquarters Raisen 50 km

Villages closest to Samnapur Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samnapur Kalan village had a population of 1,203. That makes it the 15th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Samnapur Kalan village has 622 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samnapur Kalan has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 892.

Samnapur Kalan covers 459.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samnapur Kalan falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samnapur Kalan is Sorai, about 48 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 village for Samnapur Kalan.

Samnapur Kalan is about 50 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samnapur Kalan is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 6.6 km away. Begamganj is about 26 km away. Sorai is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipalpani (1.7 km), Khamariyaganj (1.9 km) and Jamuniya Kalan (2.2 km).

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

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