# Samothi Village, Arki, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Arki, Solan 

# Samothi

Samothi is a village in Arki sub-district of Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173208**. The 2011 Census counted **129 people in 27 households**, the 130th largest of 297 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.2%.

- 129people (2011)
- 27households
- 88.1%literacy
- 173208PIN code

## Samothi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samothi is 173208.** Samothi falls in Arki sub-district, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code173208
- Community development blockKunihar
- Census village code020077

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Samothi from nearby towns?

- Arki (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Solan (district HQ)60 km by road
- Arki (nearest town)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Samothi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Samothi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Arki
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arki
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Batal
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Arki
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Samothi known for?

The main crops are **maize, barley and wheat**. About 29% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Samothi

Of every 100 households in Samothi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Samothi · ■ Arki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**18%

Tap water ****93%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**77%

Use banking services ****67%**

**80%

Television ****82%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**8%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Samothi?

■ Samothi · ■ Arki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**85.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****571**

**942

Working population ****65.9%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.3% for men and 78.3% for women. 65% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 46 (54%) · **■** Other work 25 (29%) · **■** Marginal 14 (16%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Arki

- Kothi140 people
- Changar138 people
- Mudher Nana137 people
- Dharath129 people
- Dhaini127 people
- Raheveta127 people
- Navi126 people
- Palkari126 people

[All 325 villages in Arki](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/solan/arki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samothi?173208
- How far is Samothi from Solan?60 km by road
- What is the population of Samothi?129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samothi in?Solan district (Arki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samothi?88.1% (Census 2011)