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About Samvi Village

Samvi is a small village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 140 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samvi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samvi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Cheta
Pincode 171217
Area (hectares) 56.28 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 140
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samvi compares

By the 2011 count Samvi is the 33rd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 56.28 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 935.

Getting to Samvi

Samvi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samvi 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. The nearest villages by name are Manjholi, Masrah, Mishot and Munalag. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Samvi

As per the Census of India 2011, Samvi village had a population of 257. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Samvi village has 140 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samvi has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Samvi is 171217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samvi covers 56.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samvi falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Samvi notes the nearest railway station 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 Samvi.

Samvi is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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