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About Samotha Village

Samotha is a small village in Samba tehsil, in the district of Samba, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 135 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 741 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samotha village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Samba
Tehsil Samba
Pincode 184121
Area (hectares) 335.5 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 135
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 741
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samotha compares

By the 2011 count Samotha is the 265th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 773 residents. Its 335.5 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Samotha

Samotha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samotha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Samotha from other places

Samotha lies about 16 km from Samba, and the nearest railway station is Ghagwal, about 13 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 Samotha
Nearest railway station Ghagwal 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Samba 16 km
Nearest town Sāmba 16 km

Villages closest to Samotha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samotha village had a population of 235. That makes it the 265th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 773 residents.

Samotha village has 135 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samotha has about 741 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Samotha is 184121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samotha covers 335.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samotha falls under Samba tehsil of Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Samotha is Ghagwal, about 13 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Samotha.

Samotha is about 16 km from Samba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samotha is in Samba tehsil of Samba district. Ghagwal is about 13 km away. Samba is about 16 km away. Sāmba is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarlah (under 2 km), Phogal (under 2 km) and Chak Goran (under 2 km).

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

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