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About Samohli Village

Samohli is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 128 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samohli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samohli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 72.74 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 128
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samohli compares

By the 2011 count Samohli is the 103rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 72.74 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 1112.

Getting to Samohli

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

Samohli lies about 37 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Chauntra Bahetren, about under 2 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 Samohli
Nearest railway station Chauntra Bahetren under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 5.5 km
District headquarters Mandi 37 km

Villages closest to Samohli

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 Samohli

As per the Census of India 2011, Samohli village had a population of 242. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Samohli village has 128 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samohli has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

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

Samohli covers 72.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Samohli is Chauntra Bahetren, about under 2 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 Samohli.

Samohli is about 37 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samohli is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Chauntra Bahetren is about under 2 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 5.5 km away. Mandi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarohli (under 2 km), Bhaterh (under 2 km) and Raja (under 2 km).

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

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