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About Samog Village

Samog is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 207 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samog village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 634.12 hectares
Population 387
Male Population 207
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
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 Samog compares

By the 2011 count Samog is the 48th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 634.12 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 953.

Getting to Samog

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

Samog lies about 45 km from Dehradun. 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 Samog
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 7.1 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 32 km
District headquarters Dehradun 45 km

Villages closest to Samog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samog village had a population of 387. That makes it the 48th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Samog village has 207 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samog has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Samog is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samog covers 634.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Samog falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Samog notes the nearest railway station 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 Samog.

Samog is about 45 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samog is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 7.1 km away. Mussoorie is about 32 km away. Dehradun is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thanta (under 2 km), Majhgaon (under 2 km) and Kota (1.6 km).

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

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