About Samundra Village

Samundra is a large village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,681, made up of 1,359 males and 1,322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samundra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samundra village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144532
Area (hectares)	296 hectares
Population	2,681
Male Population	1,359
Female Population	1,322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samundra compares

By the 2011 count Samundra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 296 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Samundra

Samundra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samundra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samundra from other places

Samundra lies about 49 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Alachor, about 6.0 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 Samundra
Nearest railway station	Alachor	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	7.4 km
Nearest town	Nawanshahr	8.3 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	49 km

Villages closest to Samundra

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

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Common questions about Samundra

As per the Census of India 2011, Samundra village had a population of 2,681. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Samundra village has 1,359 males and 1,322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samundra has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Samundra is 144532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samundra covers 296 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samundra falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Samundra is Alachor, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Samundra.

Samundra is about 49 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samundra is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Alachor is about 6.0 km away. Garhshankar is about 7.4 km away. Nawanshahr is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.