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About Samot Village

Samot is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 29 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 29
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
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 Samot compares

By the 2011 count Samot is the 214th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Samot

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

Samot lies about 45 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 22 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 Samot
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 22 km
Nearest town Shimla 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 24 km
District headquarters Solan 45 km

Villages closest to Samot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samot village had a population of 54. That makes it the 214th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Samot village has 29 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samot has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Samot is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samot covers 61 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.

Samot falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samot is Summer Hill, about 22 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 Samot.

Samot is about 45 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samot is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 22 km away. Shimla is about 23 km away. Arki is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seli (3.2 km), Sarman (5.2 km) and Chathriana (7.9 km).

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

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