About Sambalpur Village

Sambalpur is a mid sized village in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,333, made up of 687 males and 646 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sambalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sambalpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Ratua I
Pincode	732139
Area (hectares)	155.29 hectares
Population	1,333
Male Population	687
Female Population	646
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sambalpur compares

By the 2011 count Sambalpur is the 61st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 155.29 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sambalpur

Sambalpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sambalpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sambalpur from other places

Sambalpur lies about 30 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 10 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 Sambalpur
Nearest railway station	Bhaluka Road	10 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ratua I	30 km
District headquarters	Maldah	30 km

Villages closest to Sambalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sambalpur village had a population of 1,333. That makes it the 61st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Sambalpur village has 687 males and 646 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sambalpur 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 938.

The pincode recorded for Sambalpur is 732139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sambalpur covers 155.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sambalpur falls under Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sambalpur is Bhaluka Road, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Sambalpur.

Sambalpur is about 30 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sambalpur is in Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about 10 km away. Sāhibganj is about 23 km away. Ratua I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.