# Sam Village, Jaisalmer, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaisalmer, Jaisalmer 

# Sam

Sam is a village in Jaisalmer sub-district of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **345001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,502 people in 248 households**, the 25th largest of 338 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.3%.

- 1,502people (2011)
- 248households
- 55.7%literacy
- 345001PIN code

## Sam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sam is 345001.** Sam falls in Jaisalmer sub-district, Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code345001
- Community development blockSam
- Census village code085991

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

## How far is Sam from nearby towns?

- Jaisalmer (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Jaisalmer (district HQ)45 km by road
- Jaisalmer (nearest town)45 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 Sam?

25 services counted by the Census are inside Sam; 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 · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Jaisalmer
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jaisalmer
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Sam known for?

The main crops are **guar, mung and wheat**. About 9% of the 3,494 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 Sam

Of every 100 households in Sam in 2011, 65 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sam · ■ Jaisalmer rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

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

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**95%

Use banking services ****57%**

**75%

Television ****31%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

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

**28%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sam?

■ Sam · ■ Jaisalmer rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.7%**

**53.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**840

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**886

Working population ****51.0%**

**44.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 34.8% for women. 53% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 229 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 171 (22%) · **■** Marginal 345 (45%)

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 Jaisalmer

- Kishan Ghat1,631 people
- Tadana1,558 people
- Neemba1,552 people
- Sorhakor1,521 people
- Sagron Ki Basti1,482 people
- Bachlasar1,429 people
- Raghwa1,393 people
- Shastrinagar1,392 people

[All 375 villages in Jaisalmer](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jaisalmer/jaisalmer/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sam?345001
- How far is Sam from Jaisalmer?45 km by road
- What is the population of Sam?1,502 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sam in?Jaisalmer district (Jaisalmer sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Sam?55.7% (Census 2011)