About Samai Village

Samai is a mid sized village in Gandoh tehsil, in the district of Doda, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,133, made up of 575 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samai village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Doda
Tehsil	Gandoh
Pincode	182203
Area (hectares)	408.3 hectares
Population	1,133
Male Population	575
Female Population	558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samai compares

By the 2011 count Samai is the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 408.3 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Samai

Samai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Samai from other places

Samai lies about 35 km from Doda, and the nearest railway station is Sumber, about 11 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 Samai
Nearest railway station	Sumber	11 km
Nearest town	Dooru Verinag	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gandoh	35 km
District headquarters	Doda	35 km

Villages closest to Samai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samai village had a population of 1,133. That makes it the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Samai village has 575 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samai has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Samai is 182203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samai covers 408.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samai falls under Gandoh tehsil of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Samai is Sumber, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Samai.

Samai is about 35 km from Doda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samai is in Gandoh tehsil of Doda district. Sumber is about 11 km away. Dooru Verinag is about 27 km away. Gandoh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.