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About Samashat Village

Samashat is a large village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,829, made up of 2,436 males and 2,393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743375, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samashat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samashat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743375
Area (hectares) 73.76 hectares
Population 4,829
Male Population 2,436
Female Population 2,393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Samashat compares

By the 2011 count Samashat is the 7th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 73.76 hectares work out to about 65 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 953.

Getting to Samashat

The census records public bus service for Samashat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samashat from other places

Samashat lies about 9.9 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sangrampur, 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 Samashat
Nearest railway station Sangrampur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 9.9 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 9.9 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 11 km

Villages closest to Samashat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samashat village had a population of 4,829. That makes it the 7th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Samashat village has 2,436 males and 2,393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samashat has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Samashat is 743375. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samashat covers 73.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 65 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Samashat falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Samashat is Sangrampur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Samashat.

Samashat is about 9.9 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samashat is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Sangrampur is about under 2 km away. Magrahat I is about 9.9 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 9.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalikapota (under 2 km), Tulyan (under 2 km) and Bamna (1.9 km).

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

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