About Samiara Village

Samiara is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 94 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samiara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baroh
Pincode	176056
Area (hectares)	57.54 hectares
Population	179
Male Population	94
Female Population	85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samiara compares

By the 2011 count Samiara is the 60th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 57.54 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Samiara

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

Samiara lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 25 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 Samiara
Nearest town	Chamba	21 km
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baroh	26 km
District headquarters	Kangra	33 km

Villages closest to Samiara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samiara village had a population of 179. That makes it the 60th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Samiara village has 94 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samiara has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Samiara is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samiara covers 57.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samiara falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samiara is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 25 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 Samiara.

Samiara is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samiara is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Chamba is about 21 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 25 km away. Baroh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.