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About Samaruwa Village

Samaruwa is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 926, made up of 503 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 841 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.83 hectares hectares.

Samaruwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samaruwa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 42.83 hectares
Population 926
Male Population 503
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 841
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samaruwa compares

By the 2011 count Samaruwa is the 361st largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 42.83 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Samaruwa

Samaruwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samaruwa 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samaruwa from other places

Samaruwa lies about 38 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Barya Ram, about 7.1 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 Samaruwa
Nearest railway station Barya Ram 7.1 km
Nearest town Phulpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 16 km
District headquarters Allahabad 38 km

Villages closest to Samaruwa

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 Samaruwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Samaruwa village had a population of 926. That makes it the 361st largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Samaruwa village has 503 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samaruwa has about 841 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Samaruwa covers 42.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Samaruwa is Barya Ram, about 7.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Samaruwa.

Samaruwa is about 38 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samaruwa is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Barya Ram is about 7.1 km away. Phulpur is about 14 km away. Handia is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Newada Bela (under 2 km), Rasulaha Mohammadpur (1.6 km) and Belaha Singha Maun (1.7 km).

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

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