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About Samsauh Village

Samsauh is a small village in Bhadrota tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 226 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samsauh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samsauh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bhadrota
Pincode 175049
Area (hectares) 148.17 hectares
Population 477
Male Population 226
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samsauh compares

By the 2011 count Samsauh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 234 residents. Its 148.17 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Samsauh

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

Samsauh lies about 17 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 38 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 Samsauh
Tehsil headquarters Bhadrota 3.4 km
District headquarters Mandi 17 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 38 km

Villages closest to Samsauh

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 Samsauh

As per the Census of India 2011, Samsauh village had a population of 477. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 234 residents.

Samsauh village has 226 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samsauh has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

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

Samsauh covers 148.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samsauh falls under Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samsauh is Joginder Nagar, about 38 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 5 - 10 km distance for Samsauh.

Samsauh 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.

Samsauh is in Bhadrota tehsil of Mandi district. Bhadrota is about 3.4 km away. Mandi is about 17 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patta (under 2 km), Bah (under 2 km) and Bada Samahal (under 2 km).

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

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