# Samlena Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Samlena

Samlena is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176083**. The 2011 Census counted **391 people in 98 households**, the 180th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 391people (2011)
- 98households
- 89.1%literacy
- 176083PIN code

## Samlena PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code176083
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011641

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

## How far is Samlena from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)40 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)12 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 Samlena?

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

### In the village

- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhawarna
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhawarna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garh Khas
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Samlena known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 66% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Samlena

Of every 100 households in Samlena in 2011, 100 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 92 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Samlena · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**10%

Tap water ****98%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****92%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**45%

Use banking services ****97%**

**96%

Television ****99%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****14%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**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 Samlena?

■ Samlena · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**912

Working population ****24.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 88.1% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 13 (14%) · **■** Other work 78 (81%) · **■** Marginal 5 (5%)

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

- Gadiara396 people
- Chanjrehr395 people
- Darang Khas395 people
- Kamlehr393 people
- Baluhi389 people
- Kangri389 people
- Malahu387 people
- Gujrehra386 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samlena?176083
- How far is Samlena from Dharmsala?40 km by road
- What is the population of Samlena?391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samlena in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samlena?89.1% (Census 2011)