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About Samos Village

Samos is a mid sized village in Sagar tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 271 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.97 hectares hectares.

Samos Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samos village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Sagar
Area (hectares) 179.97 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 271
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samos compares

By the 2011 count Samos is the 246th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 179.97 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Samos

Samos is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samos 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samos from other places

Samos lies about 17 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Nariaoli, about 3.5 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 Samos
Nearest railway station Nariaoli 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagar 17 km
Nearest town Saugor 17 km

Villages closest to Samos

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samos village had a population of 503. That makes it the 246th largest of the 342 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Samos village has 271 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samos has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 884.

Samos covers 179.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samos falls under Sagar tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samos is Nariaoli, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Samos.

Samos is about 17 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samos is in Sagar tehsil of Sagar district. Nariaoli is about 3.5 km away. Sagar is about 17 km away. Saugor 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 Kanchri (2.2 km), Mudiya Kalrai (2.3 km) and Narayawali (2.4 km).

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

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