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About Samnapur Village

Samnapur is a mid sized village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 397 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.18 hectares hectares.

Samnapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samnapur village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 262.18 hectares
Population 775
Male Population 397
Female Population 378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Samnapur compares

By the 2011 count Samnapur is the 41st largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 262.18 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

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 <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 Samnapur from other places

Samnapur lies about 77 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, 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
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 10 km
Nearest town Begamganj 42 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 48 km
District headquarters Raisen 77 km

Villages closest to Samnapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Silwani 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 775. That makes it the 41st largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Samnapur village has 397 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samnapur has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Samnapur covers 262.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samnapur falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samnapur is Gadarwara, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Samnapur.

Samnapur is about 77 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samnapur is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 10 km away. Begamganj is about 42 km away. Gadarwara 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 Mahgawan (under 2 km), Mahgawan Kalan (under 2 km) and Mahgawan Khurd (under 2 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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