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About Samana Village

Samana is one of the larger villages in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,825, made up of 3,198 males and 2,627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1894 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Samana
Pincode 147101
Area (hectares) 1894 hectares
Population 5,825
Male Population 3,198
Female Population 2,627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Samana compares

By the 2011 count Samana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 1894 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Samana

The census records public bus service for Samana as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samana from other places

Samana lies about 28 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 20 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 Samana
Nearest town Samāna under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kalhemajra 20 km
District headquarters Patiala 28 km

Villages closest to Samana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samana village had a population of 5,825. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Samana village has 3,198 males and 2,627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samana has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Samana is 147101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samana covers 1894 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samana falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Samana is Kalhemajra, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Samana.

Samana is about 28 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samana is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samāna is about under 2 km away. Kalhemajra is about 20 km away. Patiala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malkana (under 2 km), Asmanpur (under 2 km) and Majri (under 2 km).

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

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