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About Samona Village

Samona is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 116 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,224 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samona village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 171110
Area (hectares) 87.63 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 116
Female Population 142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,224
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samona compares

By the 2011 count Samona is the 48th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 87.63 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Samona

Samona is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samona as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Samona from other places

Samona lies about 35 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 11 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 Samona
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 11 km
Nearest town Mandi 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 29 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 35 km

Villages closest to Samona

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Samona

As per the Census of India 2011, Samona village had a population of 258. That makes it the 48th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Samona village has 116 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samona has about 1224 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Samona is 171110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samona covers 87.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samona falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samona is Buffer Stop, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Samona.

Samona is about 35 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samona is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Buffer Stop is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 23 km away. Tira Sujanpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makreri (2.7 km), Chhounti (4.4 km) and Jandrahl Ranautan (4.4 km).

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

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