# Samkar Village, Fatehpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/fatehpur/samkar/ Village · Fatehpur, Kangra # Samkar Samkar is a village in Fatehpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176025**. The 2011 Census counted **1,841 people in 396 households**, the 3rd largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%. - 1,841people (2011) - 396households - 91.7%literacy - 176025PIN code ## Samkar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Samkar is 176025.** Samkar falls in Fatehpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176025 - Community development blockFatehpur - Census village code008995 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Samkar from nearby towns? - Fatehpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)100 km by road - Nurpur (nearest town)36 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 Samkar? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Samkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Dehri - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Dhameta - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Samkar known for? The main crops are **wheat, maize and sesamum**. About 58% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Samkar Of every 100 households in Samkar in 2011, 100 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Samkar · ■ Fatehpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****71%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **67% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **58% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%** **74% Use banking services ****94%** **92% Television ****84%** **77% Mobile phone ****75%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****8%** **10% Own their home ****94%** **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 Samkar? ■ Samkar · ■ Fatehpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%** **84.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843** **863 Working population ****44.4%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.1% for men and 87.6% for women. 55% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 133 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (2%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 341 (42%) · **■** Marginal 316 (39%) 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 Fatehpur - Hara2,059 people - Re Khas1,951 people - Jagnoli1,622 people - Barot1,590 people - Khatiyar1,486 people - Sunet Khas1,132 people [All 242 villages in Fatehpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/fatehpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Samkar?176025 - How far is Samkar from Dharmsala?100 km by road - What is the population of Samkar?1,841 (Census 2011) - Which district is Samkar in?Kangra district (Fatehpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Samkar?91.7% (Census 2011)