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About Kasba Samot Village

Kasba Samot is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 45 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kasba Samot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasba Samot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176207
Area (hectares) 1.05 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 45
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kasba Samot compares

By the 2011 count Kasba Samot is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 1.05 hectares work out to about 80 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Kasba Samot

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

Kasba Samot lies about 25 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 Kasba Samot
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 19 km
District headquarters Chamba 25 km

Villages closest to Kasba Samot

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

Common questions about Kasba Samot

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasba Samot village had a population of 84. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Kasba Samot village has 45 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasba Samot has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Kasba Samot is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kasba Samot covers 1.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 80 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kasba Samot falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kasba Samot is Balle Da Pir Larth, 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 Kasba Samot.

Kasba Samot is about 25 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasba Samot is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 3.7 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samot (under 2 km), Tundi Khas (1.6 km) and Kasba Tundi (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kasba Samot today is likely to be higher.

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