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

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Village · Kuakonda, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Sameli

Sameli is a village in Kuakonda sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494552**. The 2011 Census counted **1,768 people in 402 households**, the 9th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.4%.

- 1,768people (2011)
- 402households
- 34.3%literacy
- 494552PIN code

## Sameli PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code494552
- Gram panchayatSameli
- Community development blockKuwakonda
- Census village code450256

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

## How far is Sameli from nearby towns?

- Kuwakonda (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)46 km by road
- Kirandul (nearest town)29 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 Sameli?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sameli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kuwakonda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kirandul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhansi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sameli known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kodo**. About 36% of the 2,657 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 Sameli

Of every 100 households in Sameli in 2011, 70 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sameli · ■ Kuakonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**40%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**8%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****80%**

**72%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Sameli?

■ Sameli · ■ Kuakonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.3%**

**47.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**1072

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**1018

Working population ****58.4%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.6% for men and 23.4% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 453 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 376 (36%) · **■** Other work 58 (6%) · **■** Marginal 145 (14%)

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

- Mailawada2,010 people
- Palnar1,961 people
- Fulpad1,953 people
- Kodenar1,843 people
- Potali1,733 people
- Hitawar1,253 people
- Gumiyapal1,134 people
- Jabeli1,084 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sameli?494552
- How far is Sameli from Dantewada?46 km by road
- What is the population of Sameli?1,768 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sameli in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Kuakonda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sameli?34.3% (Census 2011)
