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About Samun Village

Samun is a small village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 202 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176402
Area (hectares) 321 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 202
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Samun compares

By the 2011 count Samun is the 63rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 321 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Samun

The census records public bus service for Samun 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samun from other places

Samun lies about 53 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, 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 Samun
Nearest railway station Kandrori 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 7.3 km
Nearest town Mamun 7.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 53 km

Villages closest to Samun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samun village had a population of 391. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Samun village has 202 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samun has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Samun is 176402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samun covers 321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samun falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samun is Kandrori, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Samun.

Samun is about 53 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samun is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Kandrori is about 6.2 km away. Indora is about 7.3 km away. Mamun is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagnal (1.7 km), Balir Malot (2.6 km) and Chakban Malot (2.6 km).

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

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