About Sambu Village

Sambu is a mid sized village in Shahuwadi tehsil, in the district of Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 673, made up of 323 males and 350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.61 hectares hectares.

Sambu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sambu village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Kolhapur
Tehsil	Shahuwadi
Area (hectares)	182.61 hectares
Population	673
Male Population	323
Female Population	350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,084
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sambu compares

By the 2011 count Sambu is the 103rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 182.61 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Sambu

Sambu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sambu as Available within village. 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 Sambu from other places

Sambu lies about 38 km from Kolhapur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 38 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 Sambu
Tehsil headquarters	Shahuwadi	2.1 km
District headquarters	Kolhapur	38 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus	38 km

Villages closest to Sambu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sambu village had a population of 673. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Sambu village has 323 males and 350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sambu has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1039.

Sambu covers 182.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sambu falls under Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sambu is Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus, about 38 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sambu.

Sambu is about 38 km from Kolhapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sambu is in Shahuwadi tehsil of Kolhapur district. Shahuwadi is about 2.1 km away. Kolhapur is about 38 km away. Shri Chatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.