About Samra Village

Samra is a mid sized village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 864, made up of 436 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 954 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Brahmaur
Pincode	176309
Area (hectares)	954 hectares
Population	864
Male Population	436
Female Population	428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samra compares

By the 2011 count Samra is the 7th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 954 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Samra

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

Samra lies about 31 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 33 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 Samra
Tehsil headquarters	Brahmaur	13 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	22 km
District headquarters	Chamba	31 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	33 km

Villages closest to Samra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samra village had a population of 864. That makes it the 7th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Samra village has 436 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samra 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 959.

The pincode recorded for Samra is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samra covers 954 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samra falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samra is Chamunda Marg, about 33 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 Samra.

Samra is about 31 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samra is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 13 km away. Dharamsala is about 22 km away. Chamba is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.