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About Samsia Village

Samsia is a mid sized village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,176, made up of 608 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samsia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samsia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kushmundi
Pincode 733132
Area (hectares) 156.96 hectares
Population 1,176
Male Population 608
Female Population 568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Samsia compares

By the 2011 count Samsia is the 58th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 156.96 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Samsia

Samsia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samsia 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, Raypur, Rupain and Sahapur. 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 Samsia

As per the Census of India 2011, Samsia village had a population of 1,176. That makes it the 58th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Samsia village has 608 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samsia has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Samsia is 733132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samsia covers 156.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samsia falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Samsia 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 Samsia.

Samsia is in Kushmundi 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 Samsia today is likely to be higher.

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