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About Samra Village

Samra is a small village in Gangarampur tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 205 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Gangarampur
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 73.17 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 205
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samra compares

By the 2011 count Samra is the 158th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents. Its 73.17 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Samra

Samra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sadipur, Sahabazpur, Sahanali and Sahara. 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 Samra

As per the Census of India 2011, Samra village had a population of 390. That makes it the 158th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,165 residents.

Samra village has 205 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samra has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Samra is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samra covers 73.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samra falls under Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Samra 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 - 10 km distance for Samra.

Samra is in Gangarampur tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Samra today is likely to be higher.

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