About Sameli Village

Sameli is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 108 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sameli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sameli village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dera Gopipur
Pincode	177114
Area (hectares)	40.34 hectares
Population	213
Male Population	108
Female Population	105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sameli compares

By the 2011 count Sameli is the 168th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 40.34 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Sameli

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

Sameli lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 4.6 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 Sameli
Nearest railway station	Tripal	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dera Gopipur	10 km
District headquarters	Kangra	15 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	30 km

Villages closest to Sameli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Sameli

As per the Census of India 2011, Sameli village had a population of 213. That makes it the 168th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Sameli village has 108 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sameli has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Sameli is 177114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sameli covers 40.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sameli falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sameli is Tripal, about 4.6 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 Sameli.

Sameli is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sameli is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Tripal is about 4.6 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 10 km away. Kangra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.