About Samsing Khasmahal Village

Samsing Khasmahal is a large village in Gorubathan tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,711, made up of 1,913 males and 1,798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samsing Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samsing Khasmahal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Gorubathan
Pincode	735223
Area (hectares)	552.81 hectares
Population	3,711
Male Population	1,913
Female Population	1,798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samsing Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Samsing Khasmahal is the 6th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents. Its 552.81 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Samsing Khasmahal

Samsing Khasmahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samsing Khasmahal as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samsing Khasmahal from other places

Samsing Khasmahal lies about 53 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Chalsa, about 12 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 Samsing Khasmahal
Tehsil headquarters	Gorubathan	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Chalsa	12 km
Nearest town	Kālimpong	18 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	53 km

Villages closest to Samsing Khasmahal

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

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Common questions about Samsing Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Samsing Khasmahal village had a population of 3,711. That makes it the 6th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,247 residents.

Samsing Khasmahal village has 1,913 males and 1,798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samsing Khasmahal has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Samsing Khasmahal is 735223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samsing Khasmahal covers 552.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samsing Khasmahal falls under Gorubathan tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Samsing Khasmahal is Chalsa, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Samsing Khasmahal.

Samsing Khasmahal is about 53 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samsing Khasmahal is in Gorubathan tehsil of Darjiling district. Gorubathan is about 8.3 km away. Chalsa is about 12 km away. Kālimpong is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumai Forest (2.6 km), Kumai Khasmahal (2.6 km) and Gorubathan Khasmahal (8.3 km).

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