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About Samlehr Village

Samlehr is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 44 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,227 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176076, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samlehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samlehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176076
Area (hectares) 47.21 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 44
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,227
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 Samlehr compares

By the 2011 count Samlehr is the 322nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 47.21 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Samlehr

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

Samlehr lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 Samlehr
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 33 km

Villages closest to Samlehr

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.

Common questions about Samlehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Samlehr village had a population of 98. That makes it the 322nd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Samlehr village has 44 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samlehr has about 1227 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Samlehr is 176076. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samlehr covers 47.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Samlehr is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 Samlehr.

Samlehr is about 23 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samlehr is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 16 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Palampur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darman (3.6 km), Jagehr (4.0 km) and Jhagehr (4.0 km).

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

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