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About Samukha Village

Samukha is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,577, made up of 825 males and 752 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samukha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samukha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur II
Pincode 732125
Area (hectares) 114.26 hectares
Population 1,577
Male Population 825
Female Population 752
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Samukha compares

By the 2011 count Samukha is the 48th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents. Its 114.26 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Samukha

Samukha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samukha 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Putia, Raghabpur, Sadlichak 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 Samukha

As per the Census of India 2011, Samukha village had a population of 1,577. That makes it the 48th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents.

Samukha village has 825 males and 752 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samukha has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Samukha is 732125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samukha covers 114.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samukha falls under Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Samukha notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Samukha.

Samukha is in Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah 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 Samukha today is likely to be higher.

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