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About Saman Village

Saman is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 59 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saman village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 40.52 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 59
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saman compares

By the 2011 count Saman is the 287th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 40.52 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Saman

Saman is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saman 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saman from other places

Saman lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, 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 Saman
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 9.5 km
Nearest railway station Talara 9.5 km
Nearest town Mamun 27 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Saman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saman village had a population of 126. That makes it the 287th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Saman village has 59 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saman has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Saman is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saman covers 40.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saman falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Saman is Talara, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Saman.

Saman is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saman is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 9.5 km away. Talara is about 9.5 km away. Mamun is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duhg (under 2 km), Mehlri (under 2 km) and Saprola (under 2 km).

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

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