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About Samda Village

Samda is a small village in Sihawal tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 95 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.38 hectares hectares.

Samda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Sihawal
Area (hectares) 74.38 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 95
Female Population 88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Samda compares

By the 2011 count Samda is the 229th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 74.38 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Samda

The census records public bus service for Samda 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samda from other places

Samda lies about 46 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, about 18 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 Samda
Nearest railway station Majhaoli 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihawal 29 km
Nearest town Singrauli 38 km
District headquarters Sidhi 46 km

Villages closest to Samda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samda village had a population of 183. That makes it the 229th largest of the 286 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Samda village has 95 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samda has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Samda covers 74.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samda falls under Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samda is Majhaoli, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Samda.

Samda is about 46 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samda is in Sihawal tehsil of Sidhi district. Majhaoli is about 18 km away. Sihawal is about 29 km away. Singrauli is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sajaha (9.9 km), Saraiha (9.9 km) and Bichhari (10 km).

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

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