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About Samanu Village

Samanu is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 55 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samanu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173218
Area (hectares) 27.42 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 55
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samanu compares

By the 2011 count Samanu is the 65th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 27.42 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Samanu

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

Samanu lies about 4.9 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kandaghat, about 1.5 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 Samanu
Nearest railway station Kandaghat 1.5 km
District headquarters Solan 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 18 km

Villages closest to Samanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samanu village had a population of 112. That makes it the 65th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Samanu village has 55 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samanu has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Samanu is 173218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samanu covers 27.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samanu falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samanu is Kandaghat, about 1.5 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 Samanu.

Samanu is about 4.9 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samanu is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Kandaghat is about 1.5 km away. Solan is about 4.9 km away. Krishangarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rauri (2.2 km), Basdala (2.3 km) and Boharti Brahmana (4.2 km).

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

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