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

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Samba

Samba is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176093**. The 2011 Census counted **246 people in 57 households**, the 273rd largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 246people (2011)
- 57households
- 85.3%literacy
- 176093PIN code

## Samba PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samba is 176093.** Samba falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176093
- Community development blockSulah
- Census village code011704

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

## How far is Samba from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)56 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)28 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 Samba?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Samba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●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

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dhati
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Garh Khas
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Samba known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 31% of the 74 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 Samba

Of every 100 households in Samba in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Samba · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

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

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**45%

Use banking services ****100%**

**96%

Television ****88%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**10%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Samba?

■ Samba · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1139**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****611**

**912

Working population ****15.9%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 79.2% for women. 28% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 26 (67%) · **■** Marginal 12 (31%)

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

- Kasba249 people
- Nain249 people
- Jagehr248 people
- Kudan247 people
- Arth244 people
- Darati243 people
- Loungni242 people
- Mahlag Uparli240 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samba?176093
- How far is Samba from Dharmsala?56 km by road
- What is the population of Samba?246 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samba in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samba?85.3% (Census 2011)