# Samooja Village, Siwana, Barmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Siwana, Barmer 

# Samooja

Samooja is a village in Siwana sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344021**. The 2011 Census counted **1,431 people in 213 households**, the 68th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.4%.

- 1,431people (2011)
- 213households
- 62.6%literacy
- 344021PIN code

## Samooja PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Samooja is 344021.** Samooja falls in Siwana sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code344021
- Community development blockSiwana
- Census village code087633

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

## How far is Samooja from nearby towns?

- Siwana (sub-district HQ)61 km by road
- Barmer (district HQ)156 km by road
- Balotra (nearest town)71 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 Samooja?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Samooja; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sajal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwana
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Samooja known for?

The main crops are **wheat, bajara and mung**. About 70% of the 1,640 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Samooja

Of every 100 households in Samooja in 2011, 66 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Samooja · ■ Siwana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**38%

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

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**88%

Use banking services ****97%**

**77%

Television ****25%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**7%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

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 Samooja?

■ Samooja · ■ Siwana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**57.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**899

Working population ****52.7%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 45.0% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 359 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (2%) · **■** Household industry 35 (5%) · **■** Other work 220 (29%) · **■** Marginal 122 (16%)

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 Siwana

- Chirdiya1,516 people
- Cheeyali1,483 people
- Mangi1,462 people
- Deoliyali1,438 people
- Miyon Ka Bara1,387 people
- Umsar1,373 people
- Kalyansingh Ki Dhani1,362 people
- Kumpawas1,350 people

[All 129 villages in Siwana](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/siwana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Samooja?344021
- How far is Samooja from Barmer?156 km by road
- What is the population of Samooja?1,431 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Samooja in?Barmer district (Siwana sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Samooja?62.6% (Census 2011)