About Samnoo Village

Samnoo is a mid sized village in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil, in the district of Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,278, made up of 592 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 192233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samnoo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samnoo village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kulgam
Tehsil	Damhal Hanjipora
Pincode	192233
Area (hectares)	107.2 hectares
Population	1,278
Male Population	592
Female Population	686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,159
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 Samnoo compares

By the 2011 count Samnoo is the 27th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents. Its 107.2 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Samnoo

Samnoo is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Samnoo 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 Samnoo from other places

Samnoo lies about 17 km from Kulgam, and the nearest railway station is Sadura, about 5.7 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 Samnoo
Nearest town	Anantnag	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Sadura	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Damhal Hanjipora	17 km
District headquarters	Kulgam	17 km

Villages closest to Samnoo

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Damhal Hanjipora 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 Samnoo

As per the Census of India 2011, Samnoo village had a population of 1,278. That makes it the 27th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,136 residents.

Samnoo village has 592 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samnoo has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Samnoo is 192233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samnoo covers 107.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samnoo falls under Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Samnoo is Sadura, about 5.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Samnoo.

Samnoo is about 17 km from Kulgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samnoo is in Damhal Hanjipora tehsil of Kulgam district. Anantnag is about 4.8 km away. Sadura is about 5.7 km away. Damhal Hanjipora is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.