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About Samauda Village

Samauda is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 256 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.37 hectares hectares.

Samauda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samauda village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Area (hectares) 172.37 hectares
Population 519
Male Population 256
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samauda compares

By the 2011 count Samauda is the 609th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 172.37 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Samauda

Samauda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samauda as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samauda from other places

Samauda lies about 48 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Chilhia, about 21 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 Samauda
Nearest town Bānsi 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 18 km
Nearest railway station Chilhia 21 km
District headquarters Basti 48 km

Villages closest to Samauda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samauda village had a population of 519. That makes it the 609th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Samauda village has 256 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samauda has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Samauda covers 172.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samauda falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samauda is Chilhia, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Samauda.

Samauda is about 48 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samauda is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Bānsi is about 7.6 km away. Harraiya is about 18 km away. Chilhia is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amauji Urf Mammanpur (under 2 km), Bamauna (under 2 km) and Dhanewa Mau (under 2 km).

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

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