About Sama Village

Sama is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 137 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sama village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176308
Area (hectares)	131.42 hectares
Population	264
Male Population	137
Female Population	127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sama compares

By the 2011 count Sama is the 45th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 131.42 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Sama

Sama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sama 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 Sama from other places

Sama lies about 24 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 19 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 Sama
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	22 km
District headquarters	Chamba	24 km

Villages closest to Sama

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

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Common questions about Sama

As per the Census of India 2011, Sama village had a population of 264. That makes it the 45th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Sama village has 137 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sama has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Sama is 176308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sama covers 131.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sama falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sama is Nurpur Road, about 19 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 Sama.

Sama is about 24 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sama is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Nurpur Road is about 19 km away. Bhalai is about 22 km away. Chamba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.