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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RAM LAL
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- LGD code
- 19506
- Pincode
- 174201
- Post office
- Bhakra Dam
- Population
- 538
- Households
- 108
- Literacy rate
- 71.2%
- Sex ratio
- 964 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 238
Census 2011 · in context
How Samtehan (371) compares
By population, Samtehan (371) ranks #21 of 168 villages in Naina Devi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
71.2%
+2.0% vs mandal average
Samtehan (371)71.2%
Naina Devi mandal69.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
964
+39 vs mandal average
Samtehan (371)964
Naina Devi mandal925
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
Samtehan (371)5.0
Naina Devi mandal5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Samtehan (371) at a glance
Samtehan (371) is a village of 538 people in 108 households (Census 2011) in Naina Devi tehsil, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, the 21st-largest of 168 villages in Naina Devi tehsil. Literacy is 71%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 69% and the sex ratio is 964 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 174201, served by Bhakra Dam post office; the LGD village code is 19506. The sarpanch is RAM LAL. The population is estimated at 634 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Gwalthai →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samtehan (371) · this village | 538 | 71% | — |
| Gawal Thai (372) · Naina Devi | 753 | 69% | — |
| Nella (374) · Naina Devi | 695 | 78% | — |
| Chamarda (370) · Naina Devi | 70 | 74% | — |
| Dhar Pachhingal (373) · Naina Devi | 26 | 58% | — |
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Notice board · Samtehan (371)
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Key facts — Samtehan (371)
- LGD code
- 19506
- Pincode
- 174201
- Post office
- Bhakra Dam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 538
- Population (projected 2026)
- 634
- Households
- 108
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 964
- Literacy rate
- 71.2%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RAM LAL
- Block / Mandal
- Naina Devi
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 174201
- Makri (409)Naina Devi mandal815 pop
- Gawal Thai (372)Naina Devi mandal753 pop
- Nella (374)Naina Devi mandal695 pop
- Khal (406)Naina Devi mandal675 pop
- Bhakhra (413)Naina Devi mandal652 pop
- Khulwin (411)Naina Devi mandal551 pop
- Kanfara (399)Naina Devi mandal513 pop
- Jandauri (364)Naina Devi mandal496 pop
- Saloa (405)Naina Devi mandal489 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Samtehan (371)
Other villages in Naina Devi mandal
View all 60+ →- Behal (335)
- Dabat Majari (361)
- Dharot (348)
- Dagrahan (299)
- Dhalet (377)
- Nakrana (345)
- Makri (409)
- Gawal Thai (372)
- Jhirian (350)
- Ree (327)
- Nella (374)
- Bhuwai (326)
- Khal (406)
- Bhakhra (413)
- Jhira (356)
- Dhar (333)
- Bassi (381)
- Jeor (300)
- Mayoth (342)
- Khulwin (411)
- Nilan (351)
- Kanfara (399)
- Beharda (359)
- Jandauri (364)
- Saloa (405)
- Palsed (375)
- Badoh (388)
- Mandyali (387/1)
- Illewal (369)
- Dolan (360)
- Kharkari (390)
- Utappar (410)
- Bhater (297)
- Kutehla (294)
- Ghattewal (379)
- Dabheta (316)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)