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About Samokhan Village

Samokhan is a large village in Nanpara tehsil, in the district of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,545, made up of 1,828 males and 1,717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311.74 hectares hectares.

Samokhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samokhan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bahraich
Tehsil Nanpara
Area (hectares) 311.74 hectares
Population 3,545
Male Population 1,828
Female Population 1,717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Samokhan compares

By the 2011 count Samokhan is the 111th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents. Its 311.74 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Samokhan

Samokhan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samokhan 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. The nearest villages by name are Sahjanwa, Sahoni, Saida and Saiyad Nagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Samokhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Samokhan village had a population of 3,545. That makes it the 111th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,934 residents.

Samokhan village has 1,828 males and 1,717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samokhan has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 895.

Samokhan covers 311.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samokhan falls under Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Samokhan notes the nearest railway station 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 Samokhan.

Samokhan is in Nanpara tehsil of Bahraich district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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