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About Bada Samahal Village

Bada Samahal is a small village in Bhadrota tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 148 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,209 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bada Samahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bada Samahal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bhadrota
Pincode 175049
Area (hectares) 46.79 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 148
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,209
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bada Samahal compares

By the 2011 count Bada Samahal is the 24th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 234 residents. Its 46.79 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Bada Samahal

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

Bada Samahal lies about 17 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 39 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 Bada Samahal
Tehsil headquarters Bhadrota 4.1 km
District headquarters Mandi 17 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 39 km

Villages closest to Bada Samahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhadrota 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 Bada Samahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bada Samahal village had a population of 327. That makes it the 24th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 234 residents.

Bada Samahal village has 148 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bada Samahal has about 1209 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Bada Samahal is 175049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bada Samahal covers 46.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bada Samahal falls under Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bada Samahal is Joginder Nagar, about 39 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 Bada Samahal.

Bada Samahal is about 17 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bada Samahal is in Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district. Bhadrota is about 4.1 km away. Mandi is about 17 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Samahal (under 2 km), Jhir (under 2 km) and Patta (under 2 km).

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

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