About Samkar Village

Samkar is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,841, made up of 900 males and 941 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samkar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Fatehpur
Pincode	176025
Area (hectares)	141.3 hectares
Population	1,841
Male Population	900
Female Population	941
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,046
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samkar compares

By the 2011 count Samkar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 141.3 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Samkar

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

Samkar lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 9.5 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 Samkar
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehpur	6.4 km
Nearest railway station	Harsar Dehri	9.5 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	14 km
District headquarters	Kangra	29 km

Villages closest to Samkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samkar village had a population of 1,841. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Samkar village has 900 males and 941 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samkar has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Samkar is 176025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samkar covers 141.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samkar falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samkar is Harsar Dehri, about 9.5 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 Samkar.

Samkar is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samkar is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 6.4 km away. Harsar Dehri is about 9.5 km away. Talwāra is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.