About Samahan Village

Samahan is one of the larger villages in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,490, made up of 2,791 males and 2,699 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samahan village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Allahabad
Tehsil	Meja
Pincode	212303
Area (hectares)	528.87 hectares
Population	5,490
Male Population	2,791
Female Population	2,699
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samahan compares

By the 2011 count Samahan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 528.87 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Samahan

Samahan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samahan as Available. 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 Samahan from other places

Samahan lies about 32 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Meja Road, about 4.3 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 Samahan
Nearest railway station	Meja Road	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meja	11 km
District headquarters	Allahabad	32 km
Nearest town	Prayagraj	32 km

Villages closest to Samahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samahan village had a population of 5,490. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Samahan village has 2,791 males and 2,699 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samahan has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Samahan is 212303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samahan covers 528.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samahan falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samahan is Meja Road, about 4.3 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Samahan.

Samahan is about 32 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samahan is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Meja Road is about 4.3 km away. Meja is about 11 km away. Allahabad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.