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About Sambar Village

Sambar is a small village in Akkalkuwa tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 126 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.52 hectares hectares.

Sambar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sambar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Akkalkuwa
Area (hectares) 300.52 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 126
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sambar compares

By the 2011 count Sambar is the 175th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 300.52 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Sambar

Sambar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sambar as Available within <5 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 Sambar from other places

Sambar lies about 59 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Tankhala, about 29 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 Sambar
Nearest railway station Tankhala 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Akkalkuwa 33 km
Nearest town Taloda 38 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 59 km

Villages closest to Sambar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sambar village had a population of 255. That makes it the 175th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Sambar village has 126 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sambar has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Sambar covers 300.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sambar falls under Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sambar is Tankhala, about 29 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 10+ km distance for Sambar.

Sambar is about 59 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sambar is in Akkalkuwa tehsil of Nandurbar district. Tankhala is about 29 km away. Akkalkuwa is about 33 km away. Taloda 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 Bhagdari (5.7 km), Veri (6.0 km) and Pimprapani (8.1 km).

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

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