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About Sambla Village

Sambla is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 317, made up of 172 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sambla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sambla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175124
Area (hectares) 94.88 hectares
Population 317
Male Population 172
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sambla compares

By the 2011 count Sambla is the 79th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 94.88 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Sambla

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

Sambla lies about 11 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 41 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 Sambla
District headquarters Mandi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 14 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 41 km

Villages closest to Sambla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sambla village had a population of 317. That makes it the 79th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Sambla village has 172 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sambla has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Sambla is 175124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sambla covers 94.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sambla falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sambla is Buffer Stop, about 41 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 Sambla.

Sambla is about 11 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sambla is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 11 km away. Chachyot is about 14 km away. Buffer Stop is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipali Tandi (3.9 km), Bakhli (3.9 km) and D P F Bakhli (3.9 km).

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

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