# Samka Village, Dhalbhumgarh, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Dhalbhumgarh, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Samka

Samka is a village in Dhalbhumgarh sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832302**. The 2011 Census counted **564 people in 122 households**, the 39th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 564people (2011)
- 122households
- 62.2%literacy
- 832302PIN code

## Samka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samka is 832302.** Samka falls in Dhalbhumgarh sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832302
- Gram panchayatJugibhol
- Community development blockDhalbhumgarh
- Census village code364106

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

## How far is Samka from nearby towns?

- Ghatsila (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)68 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)68 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 Samka?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Samka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhalbhumgarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Samka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 77% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Samka

Of every 100 households in Samka in 2011, 75 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samka · ■ Dhalbhumgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****8%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**13%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****86%**

**59%

Television ****15%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Samka?

■ Samka · ■ Dhalbhumgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**967

Working population ****53.5%**

**42.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 49.1% for women. 53% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (7%) · **■** Marginal 277 (92%)

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 Dhalbhumgarh

- Nishchintpur612 people
- Amadobi599 people
- Goglo592 people
- Jagannathpur577 people
- Uparsholi556 people
- Dobha549 people
- Babaida533 people
- Mahisadhara524 people

[All 109 villages in Dhalbhumgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/dhalbhumgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samka?832302
- How far is Samka from Jamshedpur?68 km by road
- What is the population of Samka?564 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samka in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Dhalbhumgarh sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Samka?62.2% (Census 2011)