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About Samaspur Village

Samaspur is a mid sized village in Behat tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,016, made up of 545 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.34 hectares hectares.

Samaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samaspur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Behat
Area (hectares) 166.34 hectares
Population 1,016
Male Population 545
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Samaspur compares

By the 2011 count Samaspur is the 164th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 166.34 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Samaspur

Samaspur 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 Samaspur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Samaspur from other places

Samaspur lies about 30 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Pilkhani, about 30 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 Samaspur
Tehsil headquarters Behat 6.4 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 25 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 30 km
Nearest railway station Pilkhani 30 km

Villages closest to Samaspur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samaspur village had a population of 1,016. That makes it the 164th largest of the 260 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Samaspur village has 545 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samaspur has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Samaspur covers 166.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samaspur falls under Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samaspur is Pilkhani, about 30 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 village for Samaspur.

Samaspur is about 30 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samaspur is in Behat tehsil of Saharanpur district. Behat is about 6.4 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 25 km away. Saharanpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shamaspur (under 2 km), Kashipur (under 2 km) and Razapur (under 2 km).

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

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