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About Samot Village

Samot is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 47 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, 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 Kandaghat
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 59.99 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 47
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
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 124th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 59.99 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

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. The nearest villages by name are Rugta, Sainj, Sair and Sakori. 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 Samot

As per the Census of India 2011, Samot village had a population of 100. That makes it the 124th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Samot village has 47 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samot has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Samot is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samot covers 59.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Samot notes the nearest railway station 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 in Kandaghat 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 Samot today is likely to be higher.

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