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About Samia Village

Samia is a mid sized village in Bhadrak Rural tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,193, made up of 597 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samia village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bhadrak Rural
Pincode 756123
Area (hectares) 92 hectares
Population 1,193
Male Population 597
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samia compares

By the 2011 count Samia is the 68th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Samia

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

Samia lies about 13 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Ranital, about 12 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 Samia
Nearest town Bāsudebpur 10 km
Nearest railway station Ranital 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadrak Rural 13 km
District headquarters Bhadrak 13 km

Villages closest to Samia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhadrak Rural 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 Samia

As per the Census of India 2011, Samia village had a population of 1,193. That makes it the 68th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,327 residents.

Samia village has 597 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samia has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Samia is 756123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samia covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samia falls under Bhadrak Rural tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Samia is Ranital, about 12 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 village for Samia.

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

Samia is in Bhadrak Rural tehsil of Bhadrak district. Bāsudebpur is about 10 km away. Ranital is about 12 km away. Bhadrak Rural 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 Sabarang (3.2 km), Tihiri (8.7 km) and Gopalbindha (9.8 km).

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

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