About Samela Village

Samela is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 197 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samela village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Dhatwal
Pincode	176049
Area (hectares)	183.47 hectares
Population	412
Male Population	197
Female Population	215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,091
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samela compares

By the 2011 count Samela is the 21st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 183.47 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Samela

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

Samela lies about 49 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 6.2 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 Samela
Nearest railway station	Kiratpur Sahib	6.2 km
Nearest town	Nangal	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhatwal	26 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	49 km

Villages closest to Samela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samela village had a population of 412. That makes it the 21st largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Samela village has 197 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samela has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Samela is 176049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samela covers 183.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samela falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samela is Kiratpur Sahib, about 6.2 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 Samela.

Samela is about 49 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samela is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 6.2 km away. Nangal is about 25 km away. Dhatwal is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.