# Sama Village, Bhalai, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhalai, Chamba 

# Sama

Sama is a village in Bhalai sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176308**. The 2011 Census counted **264 people in 43 households**, the 45th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 264people (2011)
- 43households
- 60.2%literacy
- 176308PIN code

## Sama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sama is 176308.** Sama falls in Bhalai sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176308
- Community development blockSaluni
- Census village code007301

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

## How far is Sama from nearby towns?

- Brangal (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)73 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)45 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 Sama?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lachodi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Sama known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and potato**. About 33% of the 131 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 Sama

Of every 100 households in Sama in 2011, 98 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sama · ■ Bhalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**60%

Tap water ****98%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**20%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****98%**

**92%

Television ****34%**

**51%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****29%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Sama?

■ Sama · ■ Bhalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**965

Working population ****78.4%**

**63.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 45.4% for women. 77% of men and 80% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 28 (14%) · **■** Marginal 170 (82%)

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 Bhalai

- Bhalogi285 people
- Kunda282 people
- Toga280 people
- Kund272 people
- Andral245 people
- Salori244 people
- Nangali243 people
- Bhing239 people

[All 80 villages in Bhalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sama?176308
- How far is Sama from Chamba?73 km by road
- What is the population of Sama?264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sama in?Chamba district (Bhalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sama?60.2% (Census 2011)