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About Samla Village

Samla is a mid sized village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,976, made up of 990 males and 986 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Haroa
Pincode 743425
Area (hectares) 161.16 hectares
Population 1,976
Male Population 990
Female Population 986
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
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 Samla compares

By the 2011 count Samla is the 42nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 161.16 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Samla

Samla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samla 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 Ranigachhi, Roykhan, Sadarpurbehala and Salipur. 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 Samla

As per the Census of India 2011, Samla village had a population of 1,976. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Samla village has 990 males and 986 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samla has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Samla is 743425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samla covers 161.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samla falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Samla 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 Samla.

Samla is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Samla today is likely to be higher.

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