About Samote Village

Samote is a mid sized village in Surankote tehsil, in the district of Punch, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 740, made up of 374 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samote Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samote village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Punch
Tehsil	Surankote
Pincode	185233
Area (hectares)	109 hectares
Population	740
Male Population	374
Female Population	366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samote compares

By the 2011 count Samote is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Samote

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

Samote lies about 21 km from Punch, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 60 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 Samote
Tehsil headquarters	Surankote	21 km
District headquarters	Punch	21 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	21 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	60 km

Villages closest to Samote

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samote village had a population of 740. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,576 residents.

Samote village has 374 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samote has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Samote is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samote covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samote falls under Surankote tehsil of Punch district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Samote is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 60 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 Samote.

Samote is about 21 km from Punch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samote is in Surankote tehsil of Punch district. Surankote is about 21 km away. Punch is about 21 km away. Pūnch is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.