# Samalwas Village, Bali Chowki, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Bali Chowki, Mandi 

# Samalwas

Samalwas is a village in Bali Chowki sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175106**. The 2011 Census counted **588 people in 112 households**, the 25th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 588people (2011)
- 112households
- 72.9%literacy
- 175106PIN code

## Samalwas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samalwas is 175106.** Samalwas falls in Bali Chowki sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175106
- Community development blockSeraj
- Census village code015019

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

## How far is Samalwas from nearby towns?

- Bali Chowki (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)80 km by road
- Mandi (nearest town)80 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 Samalwas?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Banjar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- 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 Samalwas known for?

The main crops are **maize, wehat and paddy**. About 51% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Samalwas

Of every 100 households in Samalwas in 2011, 77 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samalwas · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**34%

Tap water ****34%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**34%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****100%**

**90%

Television ****16%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****71%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Samalwas?

■ Samalwas · ■ Bali Chowki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**993

Working population ****60.4%**

**74.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 62.6% for women. 65% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 330 (93%) · **■** Other work 23 (6%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Bali Chowki

- Khalwan628 people
- Khahri625 people
- Thacha Dhar591 people
- Nauna588 people
- Thata585 people
- Chalot575 people
- Sudhrani564 people
- Kandhi557 people

[All 156 villages in Bali Chowki](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/bali-chowki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samalwas?175106
- How far is Samalwas from Mandi?80 km by road
- What is the population of Samalwas?588 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samalwas in?Mandi district (Bali Chowki sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samalwas?72.9% (Census 2011)