Samba is one of district of Jammu & Kashmir in India. There are 1 Tehsils, 376 villages and 6 towns in Samba district.
As per the Census India 2011, Samba district has 65385 households, population of 318898 of which 169124 are males and 149774 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 38669 which is 12.13% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Samba district is around
886 compared to
889 which is average of Jammu & Kashmir state. The literacy rate of Samba district is 71.54% out of which 77.05% males are literate and 65.32% females are literate. The total area of Samba is 904 sq.km with population density of 353 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 83.19% of population lives in Urban area and 16.81% lives in Rural area. There are 28.8% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 5.51% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Samba district.
Samba Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 318898 | 100% |
| Hindu | 275311 | 86.33% |
| Muslim | 22950 | 7.2% |
| Sikh | 17961 | 5.63% |
| Christian | 2306 | 0.72% |
| Religion not stated | 300 | 0.09% |
| Buddhist | 48 | 0.02% |
| Jain | 16 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 6 | 0% |
Samba Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 38.76 | 865.24 |
| Number of households | 10667 | 54718 |
| Total Population | 53615 | 265283 |
| Population (%) | 55.5% | 47.47% |
| Male Population | 29759 | 139365 |
| Female Population | 23856 | 125918 |
| Sex Ratio | 802 | 904 |
| Literacy (%) | 79.07% | 70.02% |
List of Tehsils in Samba
Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Samba district, Jammu & Kashmir
| Tehsil | Population | Area (km2) | Pop. Density | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Samba | 318898 | 903.65 | 353 | 886 |
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