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About Samara Village

Samara is a small village in Salempur tehsil, in the district of Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 33 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.64 hectares hectares.

Samara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Deoria
Tehsil Salempur
Area (hectares) 21.64 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 33
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Samara compares

By the 2011 count Samara is the 415th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 21.64 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Samara

Samara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samara 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samara from other places

Samara lies about 36 km from Deoria, and the nearest railway station is Amila, about 11 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 Samara
Nearest railway station Amila 11 km
Nearest town Ghosī 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Salempur 31 km
District headquarters Deoria 36 km

Villages closest to Samara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samara village had a population of 70. That makes it the 415th largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Samara village has 33 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samara has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Samara covers 21.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samara falls under Salempur tehsil of Deoria district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samara is Amila, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Samara.

Samara is about 36 km from Deoria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samara is in Salempur tehsil of Deoria district. Amila is about 11 km away. Ghosī is about 14 km away. Salempur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankata Diksit (2.9 km), Bankata Dixit (2.9 km) and Bankata Shiv (2.9 km).

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

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