# Sama Village, Purusottampur, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Purusottampur, Ganjam 

# Sama

Sama is a village in Purusottampur sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761018**. The 2011 Census counted **2,071 people in 410 households**, the 21st largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 2,071people (2011)
- 410households
- 76.5%literacy
- 761018PIN code

## Sama PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sama is 761018.** Sama falls in Purusottampur sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761018
- Gram panchayatSama
- Community development blockPurusottampur
- Census village code412177

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

## How far is Sama from nearby towns?

- Purusottampur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Kodala (nearest town)7 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 Sama?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kodala
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Purusottampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhmpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Sama known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 87% of the 108 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 Sama

Of every 100 households in Sama in 2011, 50 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sama · ■ Purusottampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****29%**

**46%

Television ****26%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**38%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Sama?

■ Sama · ■ Purusottampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****911**

**898

Working population ****41.0%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 62.0% for women. 56% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 202 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (6%) · **■** Household industry 79 (9%) · **■** Other work 121 (14%) · **■** Marginal 399 (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 Purusottampur

- Raipur2,230 people
- Risipur2,220 people
- Balakrishnapur2,146 people
- Baghala2,131 people
- Sikharapur1,973 people
- Chhatamundali1,918 people
- Aladigan1,893 people
- Angu1,857 people

[All 107 villages in Purusottampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sama?761018
- How far is Sama from Chatrapur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sama?2,071 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sama in?Ganjam district (Purusottampur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Sama?76.5% (Census 2011)