# Samwin Village, Bhoranj, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bhoranj, Hamirpur 

# Samwin

Samwin is a village in Bhoranj sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176045**. The 2011 Census counted **658 people in 155 households**, the 33rd largest of 273 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%.

- 658people (2011)
- 155households
- 91.9%literacy
- 176045PIN code

## Samwin PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samwin is 176045.** Samwin falls in Bhoranj sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176045
- Community development blockBhoranj
- Census village code017860

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

## How far is Samwin from nearby towns?

- Bhoranj (sub-district HQ)1 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)25 km by road
- Hamirpur (nearest town)25 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 Samwin?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Samwin; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●DispensaryIn village · 2
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanjian
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhoranj
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Samwin known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 49% of the 57 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 Samwin

Of every 100 households in Samwin in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Samwin · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**70%

Use banking services ****98%**

**94%

Television ****89%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Samwin?

■ Samwin · ■ Bhoranj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.9%**

**87.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1186**

**1147

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**907

Working population ****22.9%**

**45.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 87.7% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 53 (35%) · **■** Other work 90 (60%) · **■** Marginal 8 (5%)

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 Bhoranj

- Dabrera698 people
- Bhukhar685 people
- Ladror Khurd684 people
- Patta665 people
- Dhoh653 people
- Sapnehra647 people
- Hanoh635 people
- Bagwara619 people

[All 279 villages in Bhoranj](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/bhoranj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samwin?176045
- How far is Samwin from Hamirpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Samwin?658 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samwin in?Hamirpur district (Bhoranj sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samwin?91.9% (Census 2011)
