District of Jammu and Kashmir

Samba: 3.2 lakh people, one story

People
3,18,898
Area
904 km²
Literacy
81.41%
Sex ratio
886
#1 in Jammu and KashmirScheduled Castes: 28.8 % of people. Rank 1 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirLiteracy rate: 81.41%. Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in Jammu and KashmirFemale literacy: 73.64%. Rank 2 of 20 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in Jammu and KashmirChild sex ratio (0–6): 779 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 20 of 20.See the numbers →

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SambaJammu and Kashmir

The history, places and schemes of Samba are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Samba in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population3.2 lakh#15/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Area904 km²#16/20 in Jammu and Kashmir
Population density353 per km²#10/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 290
Sex ratio886 females per 1000 males#14/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 892
Child sex ratio (0–6)779 girls per 1000 boys#20/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 860
Literacy rate81.41%#2/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 67.00
Female literacy73.64%#2/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▲ state 56.36
Urban population16.8%#7/20 in Jammu and Kashmir▼ state 27.5

People & society

81.4% can read. 886 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
88.476.5
Female literacy
73.656.4
Scheduled Castes
28.87.5
Scheduled Tribes
5.510.4
Living in towns
16.827.5

Gender literacy gap: 14.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 86.3%
  • Muslim 7.2%
  • Christian 0.7%
  • Sikh 5.6%

    Sectors at a glance

    25 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    92,526 workers, 29.0% of all people

    This district
    Jammu and Kashmir
    • Cultivators 18.3%
    • Farm labourers 6.6%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 73.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 54% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      53.548.1
      Latrine at home
      18.128.4
      Tap water
      28.136.3
      LPG / PNG
      29.817.7
      Phone
      44.439.3
      Television
      41.728.8
      Bicycle
      12.05.9
      Two-wheeler
      15.57.4

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.