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About Samoga Village

Samoga is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 59 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samoga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samoga village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 59
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Samoga compares

By the 2011 count Samoga is the 174th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Samoga

Samoga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samoga 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 Samoga from other places

Samoga lies about 16 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 26 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 Samoga
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 16 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 16 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 26 km
Nearest town Solan 28 km

Villages closest to Samoga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samoga village had a population of 116. That makes it the 174th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Samoga village has 59 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samoga has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Samoga is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samoga covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samoga falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samoga is Salogra, about 26 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 Samoga.

Samoga is about 16 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samoga is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 16 km away. Sirmaur is about 16 km away. Salogra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tikar (4.4 km), Gadshaya (5.8 km) and Kothi Deb (5.9 km).

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

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