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About Samshi Village

Samshi is a large village in Ratua I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,686, made up of 1,363 males and 1,323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samshi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Ratua I
Pincode 732139
Area (hectares) 137.73 hectares
Population 2,686
Male Population 1,363
Female Population 1,323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Samshi compares

By the 2011 count Samshi is the 42nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 137.73 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Samshi

Samshi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Samshi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samshi from other places

Samshi lies about 17 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Samsi, about under 2 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 Samshi
Nearest railway station Samsi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratua I 17 km
District headquarters Maldah 17 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 31 km

Villages closest to Samshi

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.

Common questions about Samshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Samshi village had a population of 2,686. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Samshi village has 1,363 males and 1,323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samshi has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

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

Samshi covers 137.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Samshi is Samsi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Samshi.

Samshi is about 17 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samshi is in Ratua I tehsil of Maldah district. Samsi is about under 2 km away. Ratua I is about 17 km away. Maldah is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parakaram (2.5 km), Balia Binodpur (3.3 km) and Ramnagar (4.5 km).

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

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