# Sambu Village, Shahuwadi, Kolhapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shahuwadi, Kolhapur 

# Sambu

Sambu is a village in Shahuwadi sub-district of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **673 people in 152 households**, the 104th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%.

- 673people (2011)
- 152households
- 76.1%literacy
- 1,084females per 1,000 males

## Sambu PIN code and other codes

Sambu falls in Shahuwadi sub-district, Kolhapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShahuwadi
- Census village code567086

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

## How far is Sambu from nearby towns?

- Shahuwadi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Kolhapur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Malkapur (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 Sambu?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sambu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shahuwadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Malkapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malkapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Sambu known for?

About 82% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Sambu

Of every 100 households in Sambu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sambu · ■ Shahuwadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**11%

Tap water ****1%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**87%

Use banking services ****74%**

**68%

Television ****47%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sambu?

■ Sambu · ■ Shahuwadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**72.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774**

**928

Working population ****56.6%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 68.7% for women. 53% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 261 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (22%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 25 (7%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Shahuwadi

- Tekoli700 people
- Jadhavwadi689 people
- Wadgaon681 people
- Lalewadi673 people
- Barki668 people
- Ainwadi665 people
- Yelvadi662 people
- Malgaon659 people

[All 145 villages in Shahuwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/kolhapur/shahuwadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sambu from Kolhapur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sambu?673 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sambu in?Kolhapur district (Shahuwadi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sambu?76.1% (Census 2011)