About Samlena Village

Samlena is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 188 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176083, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samlena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samlena village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176083
Area (hectares)	31.56 hectares
Population	391
Male Population	188
Female Population	203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,080
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samlena compares

By the 2011 count Samlena is the 166th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 31.56 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Samlena

Samlena is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samlena 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samlena from other places

Samlena lies about 23 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 4.4 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 Samlena
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	9.9 km
District headquarters	Kangra	23 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km

Villages closest to Samlena

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 Samlena

As per the Census of India 2011, Samlena village had a population of 391. That makes it the 166th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Samlena village has 188 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samlena has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Samlena is 176083. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samlena covers 31.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Samlena is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Samlena.

Samlena 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.

Samlena is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 4.4 km away. Palampur is about 9.9 km away. Kangra is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.