# Samal Village, Nurpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Samal

Samal is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176202**. The 2011 Census counted **373 people in 76 households**, the 155th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 373people (2011)
- 76households
- 87.1%literacy
- 176202PIN code

## Samal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samal is 176202.** Samal falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176202
- Community development blockIndora
- Census village code008396

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

## How far is Samal from nearby towns?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)84 km by road
- Pathankot (nearest town)18 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 Samal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Samal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Indora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pathankot
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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 Samal known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 21% of the 235 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Samal

Of every 100 households in Samal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Samal · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**51%

Tap water ****99%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**65%

Use banking services ****85%**

**94%

Television ****78%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**25%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****20%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Samal?

■ Samal · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****737**

**826

Working population ****23.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 84.8% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 67 (75%) · **■** Other work 22 (25%)

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 Nurpur

- Bardi407 people
- Dhalwara407 people
- Matholi396 people
- Bhadruth379 people
- Sogat370 people
- Lokhwan368 people
- Kohla Dalialan367 people
- Manj Graon365 people

[All 419 villages in Nurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nurpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samal?176202
- How far is Samal from Dharmsala?84 km by road
- What is the population of Samal?373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samal in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samal?87.1% (Census 2011)