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About Samehl Village

Samehl is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 39 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samehl Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samehl village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 37.53 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 39
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samehl compares

By the 2011 count Samehl is the 163rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 37.53 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Samehl

Samehl is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samehl as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Samehl from other places

Samehl lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 24 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 Samehl
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 42 km

Villages closest to Samehl

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samehl village had a population of 76. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Samehl village has 39 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samehl has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Samehl is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samehl covers 37.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samehl falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samehl is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Samehl.

Samehl is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samehl is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 7.2 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 24 km away. Kangra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalol (under 2 km), Rachhan (under 2 km) and Khola (under 2 km).

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

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