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About Samodhpur Village

Samodhpur is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,126, made up of 2,067 males and 2,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.68 hectares hectares.

Samodhpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samodhpur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Area (hectares) 312.68 hectares
Population 4,126
Male Population 2,067
Female Population 2,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Samodhpur compares

By the 2011 count Samodhpur is the 28th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 312.68 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Samodhpur

Samodhpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Samodhpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samodhpur from other places

Samodhpur lies about 40 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Nima Gopalpur, about 13 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 Samodhpur
Nearest railway station Nima Gopalpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 21 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 21 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 40 km

Villages closest to Samodhpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samodhpur village had a population of 4,126. That makes it the 28th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Samodhpur village has 2,067 males and 2,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samodhpur has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Samodhpur covers 312.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samodhpur falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samodhpur is Nima Gopalpur, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Samodhpur.

Samodhpur is about 40 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samodhpur is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Nima Gopalpur is about 13 km away. Shahganj is about 21 km away. Shāhganj 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 Kotila (under 2 km), Launda (1.6 km) and Usraully (1.9 km).

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

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