Two small seasonal streams flow through the village, the larger is named Badbahal and the smaller Nalia.

According to popular legend, the town's name is derived from the samarsing, or horn of a Samar, an animal.

Domestic animals and birds include cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, ducks, parrots, champa and maina.

Cultivated plants include tulsi, mango, guava, banana, rose, dahlia, chauldhua, kuiler, coconut, lichi, apple, Moringa oleifera and many others.

A few people are also engaged in professions like IT, law enforcement, management, medicine, research and technical.

The village produces surplus quantities of rice, potatoes, capsicum, mango, cashew nut, sugarcane, and other agricultural products.

People from many castes (e.g. Agharia, Badhai, Bhuiyan, Brahman, Chamar, Ganda, Gauda, Ghansia, Gudia, Keunt, Kharra, Khujria, Kuilta, Kumhar, Luhura, Mali, Sunari, Sundhi, Teli) live in the village.

Kabbadi, Khokho, Gillidanda, luklukani are some of the other sporting events played by the villagers during leisure time.

The ancient cave of Bikramkhol is located near this village, where a group of people lived starting around 4000 BC.

In the vicinity there is a hill known as "Maheswar Pahad" where the remains of an old holy fort attracts the attention of historians, researchers and tourists.

Here, the Maheswar pahad is about 1,000 feet (300 m) high and on the top there is a huge plain, where the fort of Ulapgarh stands.

Wooden poles used to be inserted into these holes to support super structures for living space, storage, arsenals, kitchen, sleeping areas and so on.

There was once a town called "Padampur" located where the Mahanadi river leaves Madhya Pradesh and enters Orissa to pour into the Hirakud reservoir.

The Jagmohan of original temple reveals a striking resemblance to architecture of the Chalukya era.

Even the stone statue of the goddess Padmasini bears striking similarities to the style of the Chalukya period.

Rampur Dandapat (Jamindari) was created during the reigning ‘Chhatrasai Dev’ the 7th King of Sambalpur (1657–1695).

One Khytriya youth of Rajpotana belonging to Gaharwal family ‘Prannath Singh’ with his valour subdued the local aborigines of Rampur area in IB basin and received Rampur area as Jagirdari from Chhatrasai Dev, the ruling king of Sambalpur.

Davi Ramchandi has been worshipped as the reigning deity of the Rampur region since time immemorial.

The Koilighugar water fall is situated 55 km away from Jharsuguda in the Lakhanpur block near the village Kushmelbahal.

If somebody tries to see it from inside the water in winter and summer the lingum is visible under the reflected sunlight, hence for the benefit of the pilgrims another Sivalingam has been created outside the waterfall.

There is a Swayambhu Sivalingam here the actual age of which is unknown; during the reign of Govind Singh Jamindar of Jharsuguda the lingam was worshipped inside a hut made of leaves.

The Jamindar of Jharsuguda arranged Savayats for daily worship and donated agricultural lands for maintenance of the temple and puja.

[citation needed] It is situated at the top of a small hill on the eastern side of Jharsuguda and is another place of attraction in the District.

From the hill top a bird’s eye view of Jharsuguda town enthrals the visitors.