# Samana Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Samana

Samana is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176083**. The 2011 Census counted **155 people in 38 households**, the 324th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 155people (2011)
- 38households
- 84.3%literacy
- 176083PIN code

## Samana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samana is 176083.** Samana falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176083
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011665

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

## How far is Samana from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)48 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)15 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 Samana?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Samana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhawarna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Samana known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 40% of the 41 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Samana

Of every 100 households in Samana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Samana · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**45%

Use banking services ****95%**

**96%

Television ****92%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****95%**

**91%

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 Samana?

■ Samana · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****802**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**912

Working population ****29.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 75.0% for women. 43% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (49%) · **■** Marginal 22 (49%)

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 Palampur

- Kuthehra163 people
- Bhohra157 people
- Jhagehr157 people
- Bamial156 people
- Kathena154 people
- Jiun150 people
- Ramehr150 people
- Bandla Tea Estate148 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samana?176083
- How far is Samana from Dharmsala?48 km by road
- What is the population of Samana?155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samana in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samana?84.3% (Census 2011)