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About Samkona Village

Samkona is a small village in Baleshwar Sadar tehsil, in the district of Baleshwar, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 9 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,556 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samkona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samkona village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Baleshwar
Tehsil Baleshwar Sadar
Pincode 756056
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 9
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,556
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samkona compares

By the 2011 count Samkona is the 160th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 738 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Samkona

Samkona is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samkona as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rehang, Sahajanagar, Saharda and Sahardapatana. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Samkona

As per the Census of India 2011, Samkona village had a population of 23. That makes it the 160th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 738 residents.

Samkona village has 9 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samkona has about 1556 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Samkona is 756056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samkona covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samkona falls under Baleshwar Sadar tehsil of Baleshwar district in Odisha.

The census record for Samkona notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Samkona.

Samkona is in Baleshwar Sadar tehsil of Baleshwar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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