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About Samantakhanda Village

Samantakhanda is a large village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,973, made up of 1,520 males and 1,453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712614, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samantakhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samantakhanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712614
Area (hectares) 207.23 hectares
Population 2,973
Male Population 1,520
Female Population 1,453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Samantakhanda compares

By the 2011 count Samantakhanda is the 16th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 207.23 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Samantakhanda

Samantakhanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samantakhanda 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. The nearest villages by name are Purba Chakla, Raghunathpur, Rangamati and Rayan. 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 Samantakhanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Samantakhanda village had a population of 2,973. That makes it the 16th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Samantakhanda village has 1,520 males and 1,453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samantakhanda has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Samantakhanda is 712614. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samantakhanda covers 207.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samantakhanda falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Samantakhanda notes the nearest railway station 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 Samantakhanda.

Samantakhanda is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli 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 Samantakhanda today is likely to be higher.

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