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About Samogar Village

Samogar is a mid sized village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,348, made up of 665 males and 683 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.8 hectares hectares.

Samogar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samogar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 26.8 hectares
Population 1,348
Male Population 665
Female Population 683
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samogar compares

By the 2011 count Samogar is the 130th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 26.8 hectares work out to about 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Samogar

Samogar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samogar as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samogar from other places

Samogar lies about 141 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Gaura, about 18 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 Samogar
Nearest railway station Gaura 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 19 km
Nearest town Bela 23 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 141 km

Villages closest to Samogar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samogar village had a population of 1,348. That makes it the 130th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Samogar village has 665 males and 683 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samogar has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Samogar covers 26.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 50 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Samogar falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samogar is Gaura, about 18 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 - 10 km distance for Samogar.

Samogar is about 141 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samogar is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Gaura is about 18 km away. Jakhania is about 19 km away. Bela is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barauli Sultan Singh (under 2 km), Shikarpur (1.7 km) and Chauthi Jamin Samur (4.8 km).

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

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