# Samba Village, Mahuva, Surat (Gujarat) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mahuva, Surat 

# Samba

Samba is a village in Mahuva sub-district of Surat district, Gujarat, PIN code **394248**. The 2011 Census counted **2,407 people in 528 households**, the 24th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 2,407people (2011)
- 528households
- 88.3%literacy
- 394248PIN code

## Samba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samba is 394248.** Samba falls in Mahuva sub-district, Surat district, Gujarat.

- PIN code394248
- Gram panchayatSamba
- Community development blockMahuva
- Census village code524401

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

## How far is Samba from nearby towns?

- Mahuva (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Surat (district HQ)70 km by road
- Bardoli (nearest town)39 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 Samba?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Samba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Valvada
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Karcheliya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahuva
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Samba known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and pulses**. About 79% of the 480 hectares of village land is sown, and 208 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Samba

Of every 100 households in Samba in 2011, 96 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Samba · ■ Mahuva rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**65%

Tap water ****5%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**82%

Use banking services ****29%**

**53%

Television ****29%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****33%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Samba?

■ Samba · ■ Mahuva rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843**

**950

Working population ****46.8%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 82.8% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 271 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 418 (37%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 213 (19%) · **■** Marginal 219 (19%)

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 Mahuva

- Bartad2,585 people
- Angaldhara2,505 people
- Haladva2,485 people
- Mudat2,468 people
- Butvada2,382 people
- Lasanpor2,150 people
- Tarkani2,140 people
- Dedvasan2,116 people

[All 69 villages in Mahuva](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/surat/mahuva/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samba?394248
- How far is Samba from Surat?70 km by road
- What is the population of Samba?2,407 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samba in?Surat district (Mahuva sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Samba?88.3% (Census 2011)