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About Samshapur Village

Samshapur is a small village in Solapur North tehsil, in the district of Solapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 175 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.73 hectares hectares.

Samshapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samshapur village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Solapur
Tehsil Solapur North
Area (hectares) 152.73 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 175
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samshapur compares

By the 2011 count Samshapur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents. Its 152.73 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Samshapur

Samshapur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samshapur as Available within 5 - 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 Samshapur from other places

Samshapur lies about 13 km from Solapur, and the nearest railway station is Tikekarwadi, about 9.6 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 Samshapur
Nearest railway station Tikekarwadi 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Solapur North 13 km
District headquarters Solapur 13 km
Nearest town Sholapur 13 km

Villages closest to Samshapur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Solapur North 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 Samshapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Samshapur village had a population of 351. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,645 residents.

Samshapur village has 175 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samshapur has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Samshapur covers 152.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samshapur falls under Solapur North tehsil of Solapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Samshapur is Tikekarwadi, about 9.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Samshapur.

Samshapur is about 13 km from Solapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samshapur is in Solapur North tehsil of Solapur district. Tikekarwadi is about 9.6 km away. Solapur North is about 13 km away. Solapur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandur (3.0 km), Bhatewadi (4.5 km) and Dongaon (6.6 km).

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

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