# Samling Village, Spiti, Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Spiti, Lahul & Spiti 

# Samling

Samling is a village in Spiti sub-district of Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176098**. The 2011 Census counted **10 people in 2 households**, the 70th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 10people (2011)
- 2households
- 80.0%literacy
- 176098PIN code

## Samling PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samling is 176098.** Samling falls in Spiti sub-district, Lahul & Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176098
- Community development blockSpiti
- Census village code012598

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

## How far is Samling from nearby towns?

- Kaza (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Kyelang (district HQ)207 km by road
- Manali (nearest town)222 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 Samling?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Samling; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Lalung
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rekong Peo
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Udaipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river
- 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 Samling known for?

The main crops are **barley, green peas and potato**. About 1% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Samling

Of every 100 households in Samling in 2011, 50 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 50 a car.

■ Samling · ■ Spiti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**73%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****50%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****50%**

**10%

None of these assets ****50%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**78%

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 Samling?

■ Samling · ■ Spiti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****429**

**862

Working population ****60.0%**

**57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 66.7% for women. 57% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (33%) · **■** Other work 3 (50%) · **■** Marginal 1 (17%)

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 Spiti

- Sanglung14 people
- Kong Kong13 people
- Chobrang12 people
- Pomrang12 people
- Dhar Chhochhodun9 people
- Minsar9 people
- Lirit8 people
- Gangdo Demul7 people

[All 231 villages in Spiti](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/lahul-spiti/spiti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samling?176098
- How far is Samling from Kyelang?207 km by road
- What is the population of Samling?10 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samling in?Lahul & Spiti district (Spiti sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samling?80.0% (Census 2011)