# Samalkha Village, Thanesar, Kurukshetra (Haryana) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/samalkha/ Village · Thanesar, Kurukshetra # Samalkha Samalkha is a village in Thanesar sub-district of Kurukshetra district, Haryana, PIN code **136132**. The 2011 Census counted **1,286 people in 253 households**, the 115th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,286people (2011) - 253households - 74.3%literacy - 136132PIN code ## Samalkha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Samalkha is 136132.** Samalkha falls in Thanesar sub-district, Kurukshetra district, Haryana. - PIN code136132 - Gram panchayatSamalkha - Community development blockLadwa - Census village code058673 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Samalkha from nearby towns? - Thanesar (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Kurukshetra (district HQ)22 km by road - Ladwa (nearest town)2 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 Samalkha? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Samalkha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ladwa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhanaura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Umri - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Samalkha known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and corn**. About 88% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Samalkha Of every 100 households in Samalkha in 2011, 84 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Samalkha · ■ Thanesar rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **95% Toilet within the home ****56%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **27% Tap water ****65%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **57% Use banking services ****63%** **70% Television ****58%** **78% Mobile phone ****59%** **74% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****22%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **8% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****91%** **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 Samalkha? ■ Samalkha · ■ Thanesar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****742** **818 Working population ****48.9%** **37.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 63.7% for women. 61% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 87 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 167 (27%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 134 (21%) · **■** Marginal 234 (37%) 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 Thanesar - Bhartauli1,371 people - Murad Nagar1,370 people - Jirbari1,334 people - Gadli1,322 people - Salpani Khurd1,284 people - Atwan1,283 people - Bhut Majra1,275 people - Dhandla1,272 people [All 242 villages in Thanesar](https://wherepedia.org/india/haryana/kurukshetra/thanesar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Samalkha?136132 - How far is Samalkha from Kurukshetra?22 km by road - What is the population of Samalkha?1,286 (Census 2011) - Which district is Samalkha in?Kurukshetra district (Thanesar sub-district), Haryana - What is the literacy rate of Samalkha?74.3% (Census 2011)