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About Samor Village

Samor is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 116 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 63.31 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 116
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samor compares

By the 2011 count Samor is the 70th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 63.31 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Samor

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

Samor lies about 63 km from Mandi. 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 Samor
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 13 km
Nearest town Shimla 28 km
District headquarters Mandi 63 km

Villages closest to Samor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samor village had a population of 233. That makes it the 70th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Samor village has 116 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samor has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Samor is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samor covers 63.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samor falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Samor notes the nearest railway station 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 Samor.

Samor is about 63 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samor is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 28 km away. Mandi is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Morila (under 2 km), Kathaili (1.7 km) and Thati (1.7 km).

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

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