About Samlehara Village

Samlehara is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 303, made up of 136 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,228 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samlehara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samlehara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Barsar
Pincode	174312
Area (hectares)	83.05 hectares
Population	303
Male Population	136
Female Population	167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,228
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samlehara compares

By the 2011 count Samlehara is the 53rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 83.05 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Samlehara

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

Samlehara lies about 18 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Samlehara
District headquarters	Hamirpur	18 km
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsar	30 km
Nearest town	Nangal	44 km

Villages closest to Samlehara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samlehara village had a population of 303. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Samlehara village has 136 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samlehara has about 1228 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Samlehara is 174312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samlehara covers 83.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samlehara falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samlehara is Amb Andaura, about 29 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 Samlehara.

Samlehara is about 18 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samlehara is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 18 km away. Amb Andaura is about 29 km away. Barsar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.