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About Samal Heri Village

Samal Heri is a small village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 54 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 815 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samal Heri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samal Heri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 54
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 815
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samal Heri compares

By the 2011 count Samal Heri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 866.

Getting to Samal Heri

Samal Heri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samal Heri as Available within <5 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 Samal Heri from other places

Samal Heri lies about 31 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, about 17 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 Samal Heri
Nearest town Naraingarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 17 km
Nearest railway station Ghagghar 17 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 31 km

Villages closest to Samal Heri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Samal Heri

As per the Census of India 2011, Samal Heri village had a population of 98. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Samal Heri village has 54 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samal Heri has about 815 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Samal Heri is 140501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samal Heri covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samal Heri falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Samal Heri is Ghagghar, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Samal Heri.

Samal Heri is about 31 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samal Heri is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Naraingarh is about 14 km away. Dera Bassi is about 17 km away. Ghagghar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bir Kheri (1.9 km), Kheri (1.9 km) and Jangipur (7.0 km).

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

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