About Samdhar Village

Samdhar is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 31 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,226 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249300, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samdhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samdhar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil	Devprayag
Pincode	249300
Area (hectares)	31.43 hectares
Population	69
Male Population	31
Female Population	38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,226
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 Samdhar compares

By the 2011 count Samdhar is the 263rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 31.43 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Samdhar

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

Samdhar lies about 26 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 12 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 Samdhar
Nearest town	Rishīkesh	12 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Devprayag	26 km
District headquarters	Tehri Garhwal	26 km

Villages closest to Samdhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samdhar village had a population of 69. That makes it the 263rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Samdhar village has 31 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samdhar has about 1226 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Samdhar is 249300. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samdhar covers 31.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samdhar falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Samdhar is Rishikesh, about 12 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 Samdhar.

Samdhar is about 26 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samdhar is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 12 km away. Rishikesh is about 12 km away. Devprayag is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.