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About Samnoli Village

Samnoli is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 359 males and 322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samnoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samnoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177110
Area (hectares) 230.15 hectares
Population 681
Male Population 359
Female Population 322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samnoli compares

By the 2011 count Samnoli is the 52nd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 230.15 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Samnoli

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

Samnoli lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Chowk, 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 Samnoli
Nearest railway station Daulatpur Chowk 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 12 km
Nearest town Talwāra 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km

Villages closest to Samnoli

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.

Common questions about Samnoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Samnoli village had a population of 681. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Samnoli village has 359 males and 322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samnoli has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Samnoli is 177110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samnoli covers 230.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Samnoli is Daulatpur Chowk, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Samnoli.

Samnoli 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.

Samnoli is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Daulatpur Chowk is about 11 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 12 km away. Talwāra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tilla (1.6 km), Guhral (2.3 km) and Moien (2.4 km).

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

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