Samba is a district in Jammu And Kashmir State of India. It has a total of 1 Tehsils in this district. The district has an total area of 904 sq km. There are 6 towns and 376 villages in this district.. Samba population is estimated to be 443,269 in 2023.
Samba is one of districts of Jammu And Kashmir in India, Samba District population in 2023 is 443,269 (estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in Dec 2023 data). As per 2011 census of India, Samba District has a population of 318,898 in 2011 out of which 169,124 are male and 149,774 are female. Population of Samba in 2022 is estimated to be 420,946 inhabitants. Literate people are 228,139 out of 130,312 are male and 97,827 are female. People living in Samba District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 92,526 out of which men are 81,952 and women are 10,574. Total 12,960 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 11,788 are cultivated by men and 1,172 are women. 2,414 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 2,243 and 171 are women. Samba District sex ratio is 886 females per 1000 of males. Next Samba District Census will be in 2022-2023.The district has an total area of 904 sq km., 39 sq km is urban and 865 sq km is rural. Out of total population of Samba, 353,977 in the district, 53,615 are in urban area and 265,283 are in rural area. 10,667 households are in urban, 54,718 are in rural area. 42,393 literate people are in urban, 185,746 are in rural area.
The most spoken Language in Samba is Urdu, Hindi.
The Samba average altitude (elevation) 5753 metres above sealevel.
Samba was established in 1400 A.D. It is said that the city was founded by Malh Dev, the younger son of Rai Saidu of Lakhanpur . He is said to have married in the family of Ghotar, which is a local tribesman. After his marriage He stayed at Samba after his marriage ruled the region by making Samba as his capital. During the period of Hari Dev, in the year 1816, the city came under Jammu province. Ultimately, in the year 1846, it was merged in the state of J&K.
Tehsil is the local administrative division mostly a town or city, Below is the Samba District District Tehsils list in the state of Jammu And Kashmir, Tehsil can be considered as sub-districts, As on the last 2011 census, Samba District is divided into 1 Tehsils.
According to 2011 Census of India, Samba District District Tehsils population, Below is the list of Samba District Tehsils househods, total population and as per male and female statistics.
| Tehsils | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samba | 98,017 | 52,026 | 45,991 | 20,195 |
| Purmandal | 43,655 | 22,731 | 20,924 | 8,896 |
| Vijaypur | 86,290 | 44,738 | 41,552 | 18,188 |
| Ghagwal | 49,127 | 26,067 | 23,060 | 9,748 |