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About Samra Village

Samra is a mid sized village in Bhadohi tehsil, in the district of Sant Ravidas Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 929, made up of 435 males and 494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.37 hectares hectares.

Samra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Ravidas Nagar
Tehsil Bhadohi
Area (hectares) 120.37 hectares
Population 929
Male Population 435
Female Population 494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Samra compares

By the 2011 count Samra is the 165th largest of the 377 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 120.37 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Samra

Samra 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 Samra as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samra from other places

Samra lies about 38 km from Sant Ravidas Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Pindra Road Railway Station, about 2.8 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 Samra
Nearest railway station Pindra Road Railway Station 2.8 km
Nearest town Varanasi 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadohi 28 km
District headquarters Sant Ravidas Nagar 38 km

Villages closest to Samra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samra village had a population of 929. That makes it the 165th largest of the 377 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Samra village has 435 males and 494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samra has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Samra covers 120.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samra falls under Bhadohi tehsil of Sant Ravidas Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samra is Pindra Road Railway Station, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Samra.

Samra is about 38 km from Sant Ravidas Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samra is in Bhadohi tehsil of Sant Ravidas Nagar district. Pindra Road Railway Station is about 2.8 km away. Varanasi is about 25 km away. Bhadohi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Araji Amani (4.6 km), Bag Amani (4.6 km) and Bhakuda (4.7 km).

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

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