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About Sampla Village

Sampla is a mid sized village in Bassi Pathana tehsil, in the district of Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 445 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sampla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sampla village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Fatehgarh Sahib
Tehsil Bassi Pathana
Pincode 140101
Area (hectares) 252 hectares
Population 873
Male Population 445
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sampla compares

By the 2011 count Sampla is the 38th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 252 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 884.

Getting to Sampla

Sampla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sampla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sampla from other places

Sampla lies about 81 km from Fatehgarh Sahib, and the nearest railway station is Kharar, about 11 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 Sampla
Nearest railway station Kharar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bassi Pathana 14 km
District headquarters Fatehgarh Sahib 81 km

Villages closest to Sampla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bassi Pathana 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 Sampla

As per the Census of India 2011, Sampla village had a population of 873. That makes it the 38th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Sampla village has 445 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sampla has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 884.

The pincode recorded for Sampla is 140101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sampla covers 252 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sampla falls under Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sampla is Kharar, about 11 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 village for Sampla.

Sampla is about 81 km from Fatehgarh Sahib in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sampla is in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Kharar is about 11 km away. Bassi Pathana is about 14 km away. Fatehgarh Sahib is about 81 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sampli (under 2 km), Kasumbri (1.8 km) and Rupalheri (1.9 km).

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

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