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About Samkhetar Village

Samkhetar is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 75 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,187 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samkhetar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samkhetar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 77.4 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 75
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,187
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samkhetar compares

By the 2011 count Samkhetar is the 131st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 77.4 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Samkhetar

Samkhetar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samkhetar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Samkhetar from other places

Samkhetar lies about 19 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 15 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 Samkhetar
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 19 km

Villages closest to Samkhetar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samkhetar village had a population of 164. That makes it the 131st largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Samkhetar village has 75 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samkhetar has about 1187 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Samkhetar is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samkhetar covers 77.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samkhetar falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samkhetar is Buffer Stop, about 15 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 km distance for Samkhetar.

Samkhetar is about 19 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samkhetar is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 15 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaura (1.9 km), Khil (4.3 km) and Nauhli Gokluri (5.3 km).

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

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