# Samon Village, Sundarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sundarnagar/samon/ Village · Sundarnagar, Mandi # Samon Samon is a village in Sundarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174401**. The 2011 Census counted **403 people in 76 households**, the 62nd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 403people (2011) - 76households - 73.1%literacy - 174401PIN code ## Samon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Samon is 174401.** Samon falls in Sundarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code174401 - Community development blockSundarnagar - Census village code014257 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? - Sundarnagar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Mandi (district HQ)50 km by road - Sundarnagar (nearest town)25 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? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Samon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sundarnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sundarnagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Samon known for? The main crops are **maize, paddy and wheat**. About 42% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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, 93 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Samon · ■ Sundarnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****93%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **20% Tap water ****100%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **75% Use banking services ****79%** **87% Television ****77%** **74% Mobile phone ****80%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****5%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **7% None of these assets ****7%** **13% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 · ■ Sundarnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****710** **926 Working population ****64.8%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 59.6% for women. 67% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 10 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 31 (12%) · **■** Marginal 219 (84%) 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 Sundarnagar - Kapahi437 people - Seradh427 people - Barto423 people - Manjkhetar406 people - Chhajwar402 people - Khanokhar390 people - Nalni386 people - Ghanghanu381 people [All 180 villages in Sundarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sundarnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Samon?174401 - How far is Samon from Mandi?50 km by road - What is the population of Samon?403 (Census 2011) - Which district is Samon in?Mandi district (Sundarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Samon?73.1% (Census 2011)