# Samon Village, Jogindarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jogindarnagar, Mandi 

# Samon

Samon is a village in Jogindarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176120**. The 2011 Census counted **297 people in 73 households**, the 92nd largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 297people (2011)
- 73households
- 83.5%literacy
- 176120PIN code

## Samon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samon is 176120.** Samon falls in Jogindarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176120
- Community development blockChauntra
- Census village code013325

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

## How far is Samon from nearby towns?

- Jogindarnagar (sub-district HQ)37 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)93 km by road
- Jogindarnagar (nearest town)37 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 Samon?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Samon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Langna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jogindarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jogindarnagar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Samon known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 27% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Samon

Of every 100 households in Samon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Samon · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

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

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**66%

Use banking services ****93%**

**95%

Television ****90%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Samon?

■ Samon · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1106**

**1053

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**909

Working population ****52.5%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 75.5% for women. 50% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 56 (36%) · **■** Other work 29 (19%) · **■** Marginal 71 (46%)

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 Jogindarnagar

- Khetru312 people
- Petu311 people
- Janwan310 people
- Bhajrala303 people
- Patohlu291 people
- Bhatwara290 people
- Dol277 people
- Kadhar276 people

[All 219 villages in Jogindarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/jogindarnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samon?176120
- How far is Samon from Mandi?93 km by road
- What is the population of Samon?297 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samon in?Mandi district (Jogindarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Samon?83.5% (Census 2011)