About Samleu Village

Samleu is a mid sized village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,596, made up of 846 males and 750 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samleu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samleu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Dalhousie
Pincode	176325
Area (hectares)	312.14 hectares
Population	1,596
Male Population	846
Female Population	750
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samleu compares

By the 2011 count Samleu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 312.14 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Samleu

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

Samleu lies about 19 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 21 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 Samleu
Tehsil headquarters	Dalhousie	14 km
District headquarters	Chamba	19 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	21 km

Villages closest to Samleu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samleu village had a population of 1,596. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Samleu village has 846 males and 750 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samleu has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Samleu is 176325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samleu covers 312.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samleu falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samleu is Nurpur Road, about 21 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 Samleu.

Samleu is about 19 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samleu is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 14 km away. Chamba is about 19 km away. Nurpur Road is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.