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About Samalpur Village

Samalpur is a mid sized village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 783, made up of 371 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 91.4 hectares
Population 783
Male Population 371
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samalpur compares

By the 2011 count Samalpur is the 60th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 91.4 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Samalpur

Samalpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samalpur 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Raghunathpur, Rahan, Rajadera and Rampur. 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 Samalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Samalpur village had a population of 783. That makes it the 60th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Samalpur village has 371 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samalpur has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Samalpur is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samalpur covers 91.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samalpur falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Samalpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Samalpur.

Samalpur is in Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya 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 Samalpur today is likely to be higher.

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