About Samka Village

Samka is a small village in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 377, made up of 197 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samka village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Ranbir Singh Pora
Pincode	181102
Area (hectares)	146.5 hectares
Population	377
Male Population	197
Female Population	180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	914
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samka compares

By the 2011 count Samka is the 128th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 146.5 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Samka

Samka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samka from other places

Samka lies about 25 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Jammu Tawi, about 25 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Samka
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	23 km
Nearest railway station	Jammu Tawi	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ranbir Singh Pora	25 km
District headquarters	Jammu	25 km

Villages closest to Samka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Samka

As per the Census of India 2011, Samka village had a population of 377. That makes it the 128th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Samka village has 197 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samka has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Samka is 181102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samka covers 146.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samka falls under Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Samka is Jammu Tawi, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Samka.

Samka is about 25 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samka is in Ranbir Singh Pora tehsil of Jammu district. Jammu Cantonment is about 23 km away. Jammu Tawi is about 25 km away. Ranbir Singh Pora is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.