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About Samantamara Village

Samantamara is a small village in Barjora tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 166 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samantamara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samantamara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Barjora
Pincode 722203
Area (hectares) 219.66 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 166
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samantamara compares

By the 2011 count Samantamara is the 133rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 976 residents. Its 219.66 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Samantamara

Samantamara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samantamara 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ronalejora, Saharjora, Sahebdihi and Saldanga. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Samantamara

As per the Census of India 2011, Samantamara village had a population of 311. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 976 residents.

Samantamara village has 166 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samantamara has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Samantamara is 722203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samantamara covers 219.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samantamara falls under Barjora tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Samantamara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Samantamara.

Samantamara is in Barjora tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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