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About Samri Village

Samri is a mid sized village in Jawar tehsil, in the district of Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,344, made up of 695 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.6 hectares hectares.

Samri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sehore
Tehsil Jawar
Area (hectares) 12.6 hectares
Population 1,344
Male Population 695
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Samri compares

By the 2011 count Samri is the 25th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 12.6 hectares work out to about 107 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Samri

Samri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samri 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 Samri from other places

Samri lies about 65 km from Sehore, and the nearest railway station is Bercha, about 50 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 Samri
Tehsil headquarters Jawar 15 km
Nearest town Ashta 23 km
Nearest railway station Bercha 50 km
District headquarters Sehore 65 km

Villages closest to Samri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samri village had a population of 1,344. That makes it the 25th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Samri village has 695 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samri has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Samri covers 12.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 107 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Samri falls under Jawar tehsil of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samri is Bercha, about 50 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 Samri.

Samri is about 65 km from Sehore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samri is in Jawar tehsil of Sehore district. Jawar is about 15 km away. Ashta is about 23 km away. Bercha is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katla (1.7 km), Dhurada Khurd (2.0 km) and Jhajhanpura (2.0 km).

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

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