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About Samsai Village

Samsai is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 79 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,342 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samsai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samsai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 73.32 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 79
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,342
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samsai compares

By the 2011 count Samsai is the 131st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 73.32 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Samsai

Samsai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samsai as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Samsai from other places

Samsai lies about 14 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 33 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 Samsai
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 5.3 km
District headquarters Mandi 14 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 33 km

Villages closest to Samsai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samsai village had a population of 185. That makes it the 131st largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Samsai village has 79 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samsai has about 1342 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Samsai is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samsai covers 73.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samsai falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samsai is Joginder Nagar, about 33 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Samsai.

Samsai is about 14 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samsai is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Sarkaghat is about 5.3 km away. Mandi is about 14 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darwar (under 2 km), Darkalag (under 2 km) and Jandru Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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