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About Samsa Village

Samsa is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 364 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samsa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 107.87 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 364
Female Population 367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
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 Samsa compares

By the 2011 count Samsa is the 94th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 107.87 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Samsa

Samsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samsa 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 Rasulpur, Rupadihi, Sahispur and Salchapra. 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 Samsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Samsa village had a population of 731. That makes it the 94th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Samsa village has 364 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samsa has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Samsa is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samsa covers 107.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samsa falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Samsa 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 Samsa.

Samsa is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum 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 Samsa today is likely to be higher.

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