About Samotha Village

Samotha is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1. The village covers 5.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samotha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Karsog
Pincode	171304
Area (hectares)	5.99 hectares
Population	1
Male Population	1
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Samotha compares

By the 2011 count Samotha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 5.99 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Samotha

Samotha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Samotha as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samotha from other places

Samotha lies about 52 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 Samotha
Tehsil headquarters	Karsog	7.8 km
Nearest town	Shimla	27 km
District headquarters	Mandi	52 km

Villages closest to Samotha

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

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Common questions about Samotha

As per the Census of India 2011, Samotha village had a population of 1. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

The pincode recorded for Samotha is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samotha covers 5.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samotha falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Samotha notes the nearest railway station as Available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Samotha.

Samotha is about 52 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samotha is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 7.8 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Mandi is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.