About Samoli Village

Samoli is a mid sized village in Rohru tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 595, made up of 293 males and 302 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samoli village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rohru
Pincode	171207
Area (hectares)	106.92 hectares
Population	595
Male Population	293
Female Population	302
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samoli compares

By the 2011 count Samoli is the 27th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 106.92 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Samoli

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

How far is Samoli from other places

Samoli lies about 59 km from Shimla. 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 Samoli
Tehsil headquarters	Rohru	1.8 km
District headquarters	Shimla	59 km

Villages closest to Samoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samoli village had a population of 595. That makes it the 27th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Samoli village has 293 males and 302 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samoli has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Samoli is 171207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samoli covers 106.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samoli falls under Rohru tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Samoli 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 Samoli.

Samoli is about 59 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samoli is in Rohru tehsil of Shimla district. Rohru is about 1.8 km away. Shimla is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.