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About Samothi Village

Samothi is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 65 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samothi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samothi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 129
Male Population 65
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samothi compares

By the 2011 count Samothi is the 124th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Samothi

Samothi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samothi 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 Saliat, Samlech, Samoh Brahmanan and Samoh Kanaitan. 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 Samothi

As per the Census of India 2011, Samothi village had a population of 129. That makes it the 124th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Samothi village has 65 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samothi has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Samothi covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Samothi 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 Samothi.

Samothi is in Arki tehsil of Solan 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 Samothi today is likely to be higher.

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