# Samsamat Village, Thanamandi, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Thanamandi, Rajouri 

# Samsamat

Samsamat is a village in Thanamandi sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185212**. The 2011 Census counted **2,003 people in 408 households**, the 17th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 2,003people (2011)
- 408households
- 87.5%literacy
- 185212PIN code

## Samsamat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samsamat is 185212.** Samsamat falls in Thanamandi sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185212
- Gram panchayatNerojal
- Community development blockThanamandi
- Census village code001296

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

## How far is Samsamat from nearby towns?

- Thanamandi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Rajouri (district HQ)5 km by road
- Rajouri (nearest town)6 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 Samsamat?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajouri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rajouri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Samsamat known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include chain stich. About 42% of the 429 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Samsamat

Of every 100 households in Samsamat in 2011, 84 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Samsamat · ■ Thanamandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**85%

Tap water ****6%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

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

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**83%

Use banking services ****47%**

**48%

Television ****36%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Samsamat?

■ Samsamat · ■ Thanamandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****759**

**863

Working population ****32.2%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 82.5% for women. 43% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (16%) · **■** Marginal 304 (47%)

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 Thanamandi

- Kot2,480 people
- Alal2,267 people
- Manhal2,249 people
- Palangar2,240 people
- Azmat Abad1,554 people
- Bidha Kanna1,488 people
- Dhowk1,432 people
- Dara1,397 people

[All 32 villages in Thanamandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/thanamandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samsamat?185212
- How far is Samsamat from Rajouri?5 km by road
- What is the population of Samsamat?2,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samsamat in?Rajouri district (Thanamandi sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Samsamat?87.5% (Census 2011)
