About Samol Village

Samol is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 272, made up of 137 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Kasauli
Pincode	173204
Area (hectares)	64 hectares
Population	272
Male Population	137
Female Population	135
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 Samol compares

By the 2011 count Samol is the 47th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Samol

Samol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samol 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 Samol from other places

Samol lies about 14 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 4.7 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 Samol
Tehsil headquarters	Kasauli	2.2 km
Nearest railway station	Sonwara	4.7 km
Nearest town	Kālka	8.9 km
District headquarters	Solan	14 km

Villages closest to Samol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samol village had a population of 272. That makes it the 47th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Samol village has 137 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samol has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Samol is 173204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samol covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samol falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samol is Sonwara, about 4.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Samol.

Samol is about 14 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samol is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Kasauli is about 2.2 km away. Sonwara is about 4.7 km away. Kālka is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.