# Samalai Village, Buguda, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Buguda, Ganjam 

# Samalai

Samalai is a village in Buguda sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761121**. The 2011 Census counted **272 people in 65 households**, the 80th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 272people (2011)
- 65households
- 67.2%literacy
- 761121PIN code

## Samalai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samalai is 761121.** Samalai falls in Buguda sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761121
- Gram panchayatKarachuli
- Community development blockBuguda
- Census village code410356

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

## How far is Samalai from nearby towns?

- Buguda (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Buguda (nearest town)20 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 Samalai?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Samalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Buguda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Buguda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Komada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 Samalai known for?

About 30% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Samalai

Of every 100 households in Samalai in 2011, 48 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Samalai · ■ Buguda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**12%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****8%**

**46%

Television ****0%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**33%

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 Samalai?

■ Samalai · ■ Buguda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****609**

**925

Working population ****59.6%**

**41.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 52.5% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 156 (96%)

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 Buguda

- Sadasibapur462 people
- Nagiri377 people
- Pratapdhanurjayapur338 people
- Belaguma316 people
- Kandhachandanapedi267 people
- Kanasarala240 people
- Rabagada204 people
- Talasara195 people

[All 103 villages in Buguda](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/buguda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samalai?761121
- How far is Samalai from Chatrapur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Samalai?272 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samalai in?Ganjam district (Buguda sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Samalai?67.2% (Census 2011)