About Samatar Village

Samatar is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 96 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samatar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samatar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176301
Area (hectares)	72 hectares
Population	184
Male Population	96
Female Population	88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samatar compares

By the 2011 count Samatar is the 85th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 1027.

Getting to Samatar

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

Samatar 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 Samatar
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	24 km
District headquarters	Chamba	24 km

Villages closest to Samatar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samatar village had a population of 184. That makes it the 85th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Samatar village has 96 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samatar has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Samatar is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samatar covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samatar falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samatar 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 Samatar.

Samatar 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.

Samatar is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Nurpur Road is about 19 km away. Bhattiyat is about 24 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.