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About Samnal Village

Samnal is a mid sized village in Haroli tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,098, made up of 525 males and 573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samnal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samnal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Haroli
Pincode 177220
Area (hectares) 188 hectares
Population 1,098
Male Population 525
Female Population 573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samnal compares

By the 2011 count Samnal is the 29th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 188 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Samnal

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

Samnal lies about 64 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 7.0 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 Samnal
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Haroli 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km
District headquarters Una 64 km

Villages closest to Samnal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samnal village had a population of 1,098. That makes it the 29th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Samnal village has 525 males and 573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samnal has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Samnal is 177220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samnal covers 188 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samnal falls under Haroli tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Samnal is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 7.0 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 Samnal.

Samnal is about 64 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samnal is in Haroli tehsil of Una district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 7.0 km away. Haroli is about 24 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dulehr Uparla (3.4 km), Chhetaran (5.0 km) and Badehra (5.3 km).

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

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