# Samatar Village, Bhattiyat, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhattiyat, Chamba 

# Samatar

Samatar is a village in Bhattiyat sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176301**. The 2011 Census counted **184 people in 32 households**, the 87th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 184people (2011)
- 32households
- 60.7%literacy
- 176301PIN code

## Samatar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samatar is 176301.** Samatar falls in Bhattiyat sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176301
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007502

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

## How far is Samatar from nearby towns?

- Chuari Khas (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)78 km by road
- Bakloh (nearest town)12 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 Samatar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kakira
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chuari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garnota
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Samatar known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and pulses**. About 12% of the 72 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 Samatar

Of every 100 households in Samatar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Samatar · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

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

**37%

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

**15%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****62%**

**93%

Television ****28%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**16%

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 Samatar?

■ Samatar · ■ Bhattiyat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**902

Working population ****52.7%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 50.0% for women. 48% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 89 (92%)

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 Bhattiyat

- Sundhar193 people
- Chakki192 people
- Rang190 people
- Bholag184 people
- Priyungal180 people
- Kasba Ghatasani172 people
- Purkhara170 people
- Mithyar160 people

[All 133 villages in Bhattiyat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/bhattiyat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samatar?176301
- How far is Samatar from Chamba?78 km by road
- What is the population of Samatar?184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samatar in?Chamba district (Bhattiyat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samatar?60.7% (Census 2011)