# Samalwar Village, Kuakonda – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kuakonda, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Samalwar

Samalwar is a village in Kuakonda sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494552**. The 2011 Census counted **1,024 people in 274 households**, the 16th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.4%.

- 1,024people (2011)
- 274households
- 25.0%literacy
- 494552PIN code

## Samalwar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samalwar is 494552.** Samalwar falls in Kuakonda sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494552
- Gram panchayatSamalwar
- Community development blockKuwakonda
- Census village code450255

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

## How far is Samalwar from nearby towns?

- Kuwakonda (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)48 km by road
- Kirandul (nearest town)8 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 Samalwar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Firandul
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kirandul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dantewada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Samalwar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kutki**. About 31% of the 1,724 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 Samalwar

Of every 100 households in Samalwar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samalwar · ■ Kuakonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****95%**

**72%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Samalwar?

■ Samalwar · ■ Kuakonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****25.0%**

**47.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**1072

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**1018

Working population ****60.4%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 34.4% for men and 16.5% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 410 (66%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 201 (32%)

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 Kuakonda

- Gumiyapal1,134 people
- Jabeli1,084 people
- Gongpal1,076 people
- Madadi1,034 people
- Burgum1,008 people
- Kadampal969 people
- Cholnar919 people
- Samgiri879 people

[All 54 villages in Kuakonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/kuakonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samalwar?494552
- How far is Samalwar from Dantewada?48 km by road
- What is the population of Samalwar?1,024 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samalwar in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Kuakonda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Samalwar?25.0% (Census 2011)