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About Samaila Village

Samaila is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 58 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samaila village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175034
Area (hectares) 11.37 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 58
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samaila compares

By the 2011 count Samaila is the 122nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 11.37 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Samaila

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

Samaila lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 35 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 Samaila
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 4.0 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 14 km
District headquarters Mandi 26 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 35 km

Villages closest to Samaila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samaila village had a population of 122. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Samaila village has 58 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samaila has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Samaila is 175034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samaila covers 11.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samaila falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samaila is Olinda, about 35 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 Samaila.

Samaila is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samaila is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 4.0 km away. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patwana (under 2 km), Bachhwan (under 2 km) and Saloa Bachhwan (under 2 km).

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

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