About Samkaher Village

Samkaher is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,919, made up of 978 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samkaher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samkaher village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176023
Area (hectares)	234.62 hectares
Population	1,919
Male Population	978
Female Population	941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samkaher compares

By the 2011 count Samkaher is the 10th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 234.62 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Samkaher

Samkaher is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samkaher 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samkaher from other places

Samkaher lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 2.5 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 Samkaher
Nearest railway station	Harsar Dehri	2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	5.6 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	23 km

Villages closest to Samkaher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samkaher village had a population of 1,919. That makes it the 10th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Samkaher village has 978 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samkaher has about 962 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 1026.

The pincode recorded for Samkaher is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samkaher covers 234.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samkaher falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samkaher is Harsar Dehri, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Samkaher.

Samkaher is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samkaher is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about 2.5 km away. Jawali is about 5.6 km away. Talwāra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.