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About Samaha Village

Samaha is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,377, made up of 694 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.83 hectares hectares.

Samaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 205.83 hectares
Population 1,377
Male Population 694
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
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 Samaha compares

By the 2011 count Samaha is the 252nd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 205.83 hectares work out to about 6.7 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 967.

Getting to Samaha

Samaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samaha 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 Samaha from other places

Samaha lies about 41 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bhiti, about 5.0 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 Samaha
Nearest railway station Bhiti 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 7.5 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 25 km
District headquarters Allahabad 41 km

Villages closest to Samaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samaha village had a population of 1,377. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Samaha village has 694 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samaha has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Samaha covers 205.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samaha falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samaha is Bhiti, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Samaha.

Samaha is about 41 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samaha is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Bhiti is about 5.0 km away. Handia is about 7.5 km away. Gyānpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Toderpur (under 2 km), Kihuni (under 2 km) and Bijhauli (under 2 km).

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

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