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About Samula Village

Samula is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 243 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samula village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176301
Area (hectares) 95.41 hectares
Population 475
Male Population 243
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Samula compares

By the 2011 count Samula is the 116th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 95.41 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Samula

Samula is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samula 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 Samula from other places

Samula lies about 44 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 8.7 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 Samula
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 8.7 km
Nearest town Mamun 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 44 km

Villages closest to Samula

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 Samula

As per the Census of India 2011, Samula village had a population of 475. That makes it the 116th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Samula village has 243 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samula has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Samula is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samula covers 95.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Samula is Nurpur Road, about 8.7 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 Samula.

Samula is about 44 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samula is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 5.0 km away. Nurpur Road is about 8.7 km away. Mamun is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhwal (under 2 km), Pundrehr (under 2 km) and Madanpur (1.6 km).

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

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