About Samot Village

Samot is a mid sized village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 411 males and 406 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samot village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Sihunta
Pincode	176207
Area (hectares)	93.74 hectares
Population	817
Male Population	411
Female Population	406
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samot compares

By the 2011 count Samot is the 15th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 93.74 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Samot

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

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 Samot
Tehsil headquarters	Sihunta	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	19 km
District headquarters	Chamba	25 km

Villages closest to 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.

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Common questions about Samot

As per the Census of India 2011, Samot village had a population of 817. That makes it the 15th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Samot village has 411 males and 406 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samot has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1021.

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

Samot covers 93.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to 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 Samot.

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.

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.