About Samaul Village

Samaul is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 83 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samaul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samaul village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	175038
Area (hectares)	231 hectares
Population	170
Male Population	83
Female Population	87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samaul compares

By the 2011 count Samaul is the 83rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 231 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Samaul

Samaul is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Samaul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Samaul from other places

Samaul lies about 29 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 44 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 Samaul
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	23 km
District headquarters	Mandi	29 km
Nearest railway station	Adit Junction	44 km

Villages closest to Samaul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samaul village had a population of 170. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Samaul village has 83 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samaul has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Samaul is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samaul covers 231 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samaul falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samaul is Adit Junction, about 44 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Samaul.

Samaul is about 29 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samaul is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 23 km away. Mandi is about 29 km away. Adit Junction is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.