About Samalbong Khasmahal Village

Samalbong Khasmahal is a large village in Kalimpong I tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,050, made up of 1,033 males and 1,017 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 529.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samalbong Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samalbong Khasmahal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Kalimpong I
Pincode	734301
Area (hectares)	529.74 hectares
Population	2,050
Male Population	1,033
Female Population	1,017
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samalbong Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Samalbong Khasmahal is the 12th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,580 residents. Its 529.74 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Samalbong Khasmahal

Samalbong Khasmahal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samalbong Khasmahal as Available within 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 Samalbong Khasmahal from other places

Samalbong Khasmahal lies about 21 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Sivok, about 19 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 Samalbong Khasmahal
Nearest town	Kālimpong	15 km
Nearest railway station	Sivok	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kalimpong I	21 km
District headquarters	Darjiling	21 km

Villages closest to Samalbong Khasmahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalimpong I 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 Samalbong Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Samalbong Khasmahal village had a population of 2,050. That makes it the 12th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,580 residents.

Samalbong Khasmahal village has 1,033 males and 1,017 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samalbong Khasmahal has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Samalbong Khasmahal is 734301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samalbong Khasmahal covers 529.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samalbong Khasmahal falls under Kalimpong I tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Samalbong Khasmahal is Sivok, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Samalbong Khasmahal.

Samalbong Khasmahal is about 21 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samalbong Khasmahal is in Kalimpong I tehsil of Darjiling district. Kālimpong is about 15 km away. Sivok is about 19 km away. Kalimpong I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bong Khasmahal (under 2 km), Kanke Bong Khasmahal (under 2 km) and Nimbong Khasmahal (under 2 km).

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