# Samula Khas Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/samula-khas/ Village · Palampur, Kangra # Samula Khas Samula Khas is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **2,145 people in 484 households**, the 5th largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 2,145people (2011) - 484households - 86.9%literacy - 176061PIN code ## Samula Khas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Samula Khas is 176061.** Samula Khas falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176061 - Community development blockBhawarna - Census village code011585 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Samula Khas from nearby towns? - Palampur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)28 km by road - Palampur (nearest town)10 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 Samula Khas? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Samula Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Palampur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palampur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 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 Samula Khas known for? The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 65% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Samula Khas Of every 100 households in Samula Khas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Samula Khas · ■ Palampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****91%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **10% Tap water ****68%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **45% Use banking services ****100%** **96% Television ****90%** **87% Mobile phone ****83%** **78% Computer with internet ****1%** **4% Two-wheeler ****22%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **10% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **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 Samula Khas? ■ Samula Khas · ■ Palampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1019 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824** **912 Working population ****40.8%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.8% for men and 81.2% for women. 51% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 110 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (2%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 403 (46%) · **■** Marginal 329 (38%) 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 - Holta4,028 people - Ghugar3,225 people - Aima2,775 people - Tanda2,289 people - Arla Khas2,055 people - Paror Khas1,931 people - Saloh1,853 people - Badghawar1,806 people [All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Samula Khas?176061 - How far is Samula Khas from Dharmsala?28 km by road - What is the population of Samula Khas?2,145 (Census 2011) - Which district is Samula Khas in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Samula Khas?86.9% (Census 2011)