About Samba Village

Samba is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 115 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,139 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176093, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samba village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176093
Area (hectares)	73.97 hectares
Population	246
Male Population	115
Female Population	131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,139
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samba compares

By the 2011 count Samba is the 252nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 73.97 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Samba

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

Samba lies about 57 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kathyaru, about 3.2 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 Samba
Nearest railway station	Kathyaru	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	30 km
Nearest town	Mandi	36 km
District headquarters	Kangra	57 km

Villages closest to Samba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samba village had a population of 246. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Samba village has 115 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samba has about 1139 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Samba is 176093. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samba covers 73.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samba falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samba is Kathyaru, about 3.2 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 Samba.

Samba is about 57 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samba is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Kathyaru is about 3.2 km away. Palampur is about 30 km away. Mandi is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.