# Samthana Khurd Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur 

# Samthana Khurd

Samthana Khurd is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176042**. The 2011 Census counted **381 people in 90 households**, the 26th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 381people (2011)
- 90households
- 83.2%literacy
- 176042PIN code

## Samthana Khurd PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samthana Khurd is 176042.** Samthana Khurd falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176042
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017721

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

## How far is Samthana Khurd from nearby towns?

- Bijhri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Bhota (nearest town)11 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 Samthana Khurd?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Samthana Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhanghota
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhakmoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanee
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Samthana Khurd known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and rajmah**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Samthana Khurd

Of every 100 households in Samthana Khurd in 2011, 96 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Samthana Khurd · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**17%

Tap water ****74%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**77%

Use banking services ****83%**

**90%

Television ****75%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****88%**

**97%

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 Samthana Khurd?

■ Samthana Khurd · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**1140

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**885

Working population ****71.1%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 80.0% for women. 65% of men and 77% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 70 (26%) · **■** Marginal 190 (70%)

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 Dhatwal

- Godee409 people
- Sakroh408 people
- Pairawin405 people
- Changar402 people
- Ghulera378 people
- Karnera377 people
- Lakho366 people
- Khlawat350 people

[All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samthana Khurd?176042
- How far is Samthana Khurd from Hamirpur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Samthana Khurd?381 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samthana Khurd in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samthana Khurd?83.2% (Census 2011)