About Samarda Village

Samarda is a mid sized village in Ashta tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,389, made up of 720 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657.72 hectares hectares.

Samarda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samarda village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Sehore
Tehsil	Ashta
Area (hectares)	657.72 hectares
Population	1,389
Male Population	720
Female Population	669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
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 Samarda compares

By the 2011 count Samarda is the 44th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 657.72 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Samarda

Samarda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Samarda 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 Samarda from other places

Samarda lies about 33 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Jabri, about 30 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 Samarda
Tehsil headquarters	Ashta	9.3 km
Nearest railway station	Jabri	30 km
District headquarters	Sehore	33 km

Villages closest to Samarda

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

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Common questions about Samarda

As per the Census of India 2011, Samarda village had a population of 1,389. That makes it the 44th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Samarda village has 720 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samarda has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Samarda covers 657.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samarda falls under Ashta tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samarda is Jabri, about 30 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 Samarda.

Samarda is about 33 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samarda is in Ashta tehsil of Sehore district. Ashta is about 9.3 km away. Jabri is about 30 km away. Sehore is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.