About Bara Samana Village

Bara Samana is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,754, made up of 924 males and 830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140094, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Samana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Samana village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode	140094
Area (hectares)	395 hectares
Population	1,754
Male Population	924
Female Population	830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
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 Bara Samana compares

By the 2011 count Bara Samana is the 10th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Bara Samana

Bara Samana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Samana 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Samana from other places

Bara Samana lies about 14 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Morinda Junction, about 6.8 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 Bara Samana
Nearest railway station	Morinda Junction	6.8 km
Nearest town	Morinda	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chamkaur Sahib	7.5 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	14 km

Villages closest to Bara Samana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Samana village had a population of 1,754. That makes it the 10th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Bara Samana village has 924 males and 830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Samana has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Bara Samana is 140094. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Samana covers 395 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bara Samana falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bara Samana is Morinda Junction, about 6.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Samana.

Bara Samana is about 14 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Samana is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Morinda Junction is about 6.8 km away. Morinda is about 7.1 km away. Chamkaur Sahib is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.