# Samthang Village, Khawbung, Champhai (Mizoram) – PIN Code

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Village · Khawbung, Champhai 

# Samthang

Samthang is a village in Khawbung sub-district of Champhai district, Mizoram, PIN code **796320**. The 2011 Census counted **908 people in 190 households**, the 8th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 96.2%.

- 908people (2011)
- 190households
- 98.6%literacy
- 796320PIN code

## Samthang PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samthang is 796320.** Samthang falls in Khawbung sub-district, Champhai district, Mizoram.

- PIN code796320
- Community development blockKhawbung
- Census village code271366

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

## How far is Samthang from nearby towns?

- Khawbung (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Champhai (district HQ)76 km by road
- Champhai (nearest town)76 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 Samthang?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Samthang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khawbung
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aizawl
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aizawl
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)17 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 Samthang known for?

The main crops are **rice, ginger and cabbage**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Samthang

Of every 100 households in Samthang in 2011, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Samthang · ■ Khawbung rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**3%

Tap water ****100%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****98%**

**88%

Television ****57%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**30%

Own their home ****91%**

**87%

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 Samthang?

■ Samthang · ■ Khawbung rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.6%**

**96.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**972

Working population ****56.2%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.3% for men and 99.0% for women. 56% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 418 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (14%) · **■** Marginal 14 (3%)

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 Khawbung

- Khuangleng1,686 people
- Khuangthing1,435 people
- Sesih1,227 people
- Bungzung1,038 people
- Dungtlang892 people
- Vangchhia837 people
- Leisenzo796 people
- Vanzau657 people

[All 27 villages in Khawbung](https://wherepedia.org/india/mizoram/champhai/khawbung/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samthang?796320
- How far is Samthang from Champhai?76 km by road
- What is the population of Samthang?908 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samthang in?Champhai district (Khawbung sub-district), Mizoram
- What is the literacy rate of Samthang?98.6% (Census 2011)