About Samalwas Village

Samalwas is a mid sized village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 294 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samalwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samalwas village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Bali Chowki
Pincode	175106
Area (hectares)	116.77 hectares
Population	588
Male Population	294
Female Population	294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samalwas compares

By the 2011 count Samalwas is the 23rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 116.77 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Samalwas

Samalwas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samalwas as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Samalwas from other places

Samalwas lies about 35 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 56 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 Samalwas
Tehsil headquarters	Bali Chowki	9.8 km
District headquarters	Mandi	35 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	56 km

Villages closest to Samalwas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Samalwas

As per the Census of India 2011, Samalwas village had a population of 588. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Samalwas village has 294 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samalwas has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Samalwas is 175106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samalwas covers 116.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samalwas falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samalwas is Summer Hill, about 56 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Samalwas.

Samalwas is about 35 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samalwas is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 9.8 km away. Mandi is about 35 km away. Summer Hill is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.