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About Samon Village

Samon is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 141 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 98.44 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 141
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samon compares

By the 2011 count Samon is the 90th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 98.44 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Samon

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

Samon lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 10 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 Samon
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 10 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 10 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km

Villages closest to Samon

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 Samon

As per the Census of India 2011, Samon village had a population of 297. That makes it the 90th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Samon village has 141 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samon has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1112.

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

Samon covers 98.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Samon is Buffer Stop, about 10 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 Samon.

Samon is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samon is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 10 km away. Buffer Stop is about 10 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanehr (under 2 km), Bela (under 2 km) and Chhamb (under 2 km).

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

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