# Samletr Village, Baijnath, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Baijnath, Kangra 

# Samletr

Samletr is a village in Baijnath sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176188**. The 2011 Census counted **225 people in 68 households**, the 131st largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 225people (2011)
- 68households
- 73.5%literacy
- 176188PIN code

## Samletr PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samletr is 176188.** Samletr falls in Baijnath sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176188
- Community development blockBaijnath
- Census village code011981

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

## How far is Samletr from nearby towns?

- Baijnath (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)69 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)40 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 Samletr?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Samletr; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kothi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baijnath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saliana
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Samletr known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 44% of the 59 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 Samletr

Of every 100 households in Samletr in 2011, 96 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Samletr · ■ Baijnath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**15%

Tap water ****97%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**50%

Use banking services ****86%**

**94%

Television ****80%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**7%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Samletr?

■ Samletr · ■ Baijnath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1320**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****312**

**904

Working population ****42.2%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 64.2% for women. 52% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 23 (24%) · **■** Marginal 72 (76%)

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 Baijnath

- Dhar Bagi233 people
- Ghumarra229 people
- Thehar Upperli229 people
- Kaliana226 people
- Mahlpat Katocha216 people
- Chambe Da Behru215 people
- Ghalot212 people
- Kholi211 people

[All 204 villages in Baijnath](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/baijnath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samletr?176188
- How far is Samletr from Dharmsala?69 km by road
- What is the population of Samletr?225 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samletr in?Kangra district (Baijnath sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samletr?73.5% (Census 2011)