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About Samthari Village

Samthari is a mid sized village in Shahabad tehsil, in the district of Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 989, made up of 520 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.25 hectares hectares.

Samthari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samthari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Hardoi
Tehsil Shahabad
Area (hectares) 190.25 hectares
Population 989
Male Population 520
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samthari compares

By the 2011 count Samthari is the 226th largest of the 388 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,571 residents. Its 190.25 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Samthari

Samthari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samthari as Available within 10+ 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 Samthari from other places

Samthari lies about 22 km from Hardoi, and the nearest railway station is Behtagokul, about 7.8 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 Samthari
Nearest railway station Behtagokul 7.8 km
Nearest town Pihānī 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahabad 17 km
District headquarters Hardoi 22 km

Villages closest to Samthari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samthari village had a population of 989. That makes it the 226th largest of the 388 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,571 residents.

Samthari village has 520 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samthari has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 864.

Samthari covers 190.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samthari falls under Shahabad tehsil of Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samthari is Behtagokul, about 7.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Samthari.

Samthari is about 22 km from Hardoi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samthari is in Shahabad tehsil of Hardoi district. Behtagokul is about 7.8 km away. Pihānī is about 11 km away. Shahabad is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpur (under 2 km), Kankohri (under 2 km) and Peera Mahua (1.6 km).

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

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