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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
smt Narvada sharma
Contact: 90****0642
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- LGD code
- 20326
- Pincode
- 171102
- Post office
- Darla
- Population
- 276
- Households
- 38
- Literacy rate
- 61.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1044 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 164
Census 2011 · in context
How Samana (9) compares
By population, Samana (9) ranks #46 of 256 villages in Darlaghat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.2%
−11.4% vs mandal average
Samana (9)61.2%
Darlaghat mandal72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,044
+110 vs mandal average
Samana (9)1,044
Darlaghat mandal934
Household size
people per home
7.3
+2.0 vs mandal average
Samana (9)7.3
Darlaghat mandal5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Samana (9) at a glance
Samana (9) is a village of 276 people in 38 households (Census 2011) in Darlaghat tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 46th-largest of 256 villages in Darlaghat tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 11 points below the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,044 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 171102, served by Darla post office; the LGD village code is 20326. The sarpanch is smt Narvada sharma, and the village votes in Arki assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay. The population is estimated at 325 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kotlu →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samana (9) · this village | 276 | 61% | — |
| Barsanu (37) · Darlaghat | 258 | 73% | — |
| Sera (10) · Darlaghat | 164 | 76% | — |
| Phagwana (36) · Darlaghat | 123 | 76% | — |
| Kotlu (35) · Darlaghat | 14 | 79% | — |
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Notice board · Samana (9)
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Key facts — Samana (9)
- LGD code
- 20326
- Pincode
- 171102
- Post office
- Darla
- Population (Census 2011)
- 276
- Population (projected 2026)
- 325
- Households
- 38
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1044
- Literacy rate
- 61.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arki
- Member of Parliament
- Suresh Kumar Kashyap
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- smt Narvada sharma
- Block / Mandal
- Darlaghat
- Nearest police station
- Sadar Police Station, Bilaspur (20.3 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Mandi Manwa Dispensary (17.7 km)
- Nearest post office
- Tattapani Post Office (14.6 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (14.5 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 171102
- Bagha (511)Darlaghat mandal1,355 pop
- Rauri (200)Darlaghat mandal1,131 pop
- Giana (45)Darlaghat mandal855 pop
- Kolka (66)Darlaghat mandal794 pop
- Mangoo (46)Darlaghat mandal783 pop
- DarlaghatDarlaghat mandal774 pop
- Syar (194)Darlaghat mandal763 pop
- Darla (189)Darlaghat mandal728 pop
- Navgaon (221)Darlaghat mandal719 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Samana (9)
Other villages in Darlaghat mandal
View all 60+ →- Saryanj (312)
- Bagha (511)
- Rauri (200)
- Giana (45)
- Kolka (66)
- Mangoo (46)
- Darlaghat
- Syar (194)
- Darla (189)
- Navgaon (221)
- Chhamla (229)
- Daseran Wala (259)
- Dhundan (268)
- Up Mahal Thera
- Kandhar (506)
- Kanswala (201)
- Nauni (188)
- Neori (8)
- Buila (305)
- Hawani Kol(513)
- Damras (214)
- Kotla (311)
- Ser Galotia (58)
- Tuiru (272)
- Sanghoi (47)
- Kashlog (11)
- Badog Hanuman (288)
- Malawan (48)
- Bhugar (202)
- Banli (12)
- Banan (309)
- Up Mahal Parnoo
- Kathla (345)
- Badog (23)
- Samloh (223)
- Sheli (322)
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)