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About Samaspur Village

Samaspur is a large village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,078, made up of 1,107 males and 971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samaspur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733208
Area (hectares) 122.22 hectares
Population 2,078
Male Population 1,107
Female Population 971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samaspur compares

By the 2011 count Samaspur is the 42nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 122.22 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Samaspur

Samaspur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samaspur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samaspur from other places

Samaspur lies about 5.2 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 13 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 Samaspur
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 5.2 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Kanki 13 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 17 km

Villages closest to Samaspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Samaspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Samaspur village had a population of 2,078. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Samaspur village has 1,107 males and 971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samaspur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Samaspur is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samaspur covers 122.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Samaspur falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Samaspur is Kanki, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Samaspur.

Samaspur is about 5.2 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samaspur is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 5.2 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 5.2 km away. Kanki is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahaspur (under 2 km), Kahalgaon (under 2 km) and Bidyanandapur (under 2 km).

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

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