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About Samaur Village

Samaur is a mid sized village in Mohammadabad tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,571, made up of 821 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 233222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samaur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Mohammadabad
Pincode 233222
Area (hectares) 296.43 hectares
Population 1,571
Male Population 821
Female Population 750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samaur compares

By the 2011 count Samaur is the 152nd largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 296.43 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Samaur

Samaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samaur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Samaur from other places

Samaur lies about 16 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Shahbaz Kuli, about 8.7 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 Samaur
Nearest railway station Shahbaz Kuli 8.7 km
Nearest town Muhammadābād 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammadabad 16 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 16 km

Villages closest to Samaur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samaur village had a population of 1,571. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 806 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Samaur village has 821 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samaur has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Samaur is 233222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samaur covers 296.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samaur falls under Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samaur is Shahbaz Kuli, about 8.7 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 <5 km distance for Samaur.

Samaur is about 16 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samaur is in Mohammadabad tehsil of Ghazipur district. Shahbaz Kuli is about 8.7 km away. Muhammadābād is about 14 km away. Mohammadabad is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samanpur (under 2 km), Chak Abutalib (under 2 km) and Chak Sharif (under 2 km).

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

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