Samba Tehsil - Jammu And Kashmir

Samba is an administrative tehsil in the Samba district of Jammu And Kashmir, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Samba is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Block Hut Basantpur, while the nearest airport is Jammu Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 22.8 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 904 km², including 864.89 km² rural area and 38.76 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 885 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Samba Tehsil

Samba Tehsil has a total of 145 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Abtal Katlan	Rural	Sadah
2	Ambala	Rural	Samlah
3	Amli	Rural	Amli
4	Arazi Samba	Rural	Mandi Kehli
5	Badheri	Rural	Badheri
6	Badla Brahamana	Rural	Sarna Old
7	Badla Deonia	Rural	Sarna Old
8	Bagoon	Rural	Kard
9	Bain	Rural	Sodam
10	Baletar	Rural	Blater
11	Balode	Rural	Ram Nagar
12	Balouri	Rural	Mananu
13	Bardan	Rural	Moutalian Kalan
14	Bathal	Rural	Blater
15	Beian	Rural	Glard
16	Bela Manohar	Rural	Badheri
17	Bela Samba	Rural	Badheri
18	Beli	Rural	Goran
19	Beri	Rural	Samlah
20	Bharathgarh	Rural	Bharat Garh
21	Bhoran	Rural	Blater
22	Budhwana	Rural	Goran
23	Bupnair Garh	Rural	Sarain
24	Burj Sheru	Rural	Harminder
25	Chak Baghwana	Rural	Harminder
26	Chak Dayala	Rural	Harminder
27	Chak Dewan Bheem Sain	Rural	Harminder
28	Chak Faqiria	Rural	Glard
29	Chak Girdhari	Rural	Diani
30	Chak Harkha	Rural	Glard
31	Chak Jangi	Rural	Diani
32	Chak Katlan	Rural	Harminder
33	Chak Koor Singh	Rural	Harminder
34	Chak Manga Gujjar	Rural	Badheri
35	Chak Manga Rakwal	Rural	Mandi Kehli
36	Chak Nanak	Rural	Badheri
37	Chak Ram Chand	Rural	Harminder
38	Chanari	Rural	Taloor
39	Chandli	Rural	Patyari
40	Chhani Jasso	Rural	Sadah
41	Dabeka	Rural	Amli
42	Daboh	Rural	Druee
43	Daruie	Rural	Druee
44	Dhalout	Rural	Amli
45	Dhanath	Rural	Dhora
46	Dher Garh	Rural	Sarain
47	Dhorah	Rural	Dhora
48	Doneian	Rural	Blater
49	Fougal	Rural	Goran
50	Galhar	Rural	Glard
51	Ghani Alna	Rural	Sarna Old
52	Gogar	Rural	Sarain
53	Goran	Rural	Goran
54	Gowal Choura	Rural	Mananu
55	Hardolian	Rural	Kard
56	Jamora	Rural	Paper Avtara
57	Jar Jareli	Rural	Taloor
58	Jar Mutan	Rural	Sadah
59	Jarmortan	Rural	Mananu
60	Jatah	Rural	Kard
61	Jeed	Rural	Kard
62	Kali Nami	Rural	Paper Avtara
63	Kali Purani	Rural	Bharat Garh
64	Kaloha	Rural	Dhora
65	Kanair	Rural	Kard
66	Kanwala	Rural	Sadah
67	Karad	Rural	Kard
68	Karandi	Rural	Rakh Amb Tali
69	Kathlai	Rural	Pangdhour
70	Katli	Rural	Kattli
71	Kauntha	Rural	Goran
72	Khabal	Rural	Sodam
73	Khanwal	Rural	Rehian
74	Khirdi	Rural	Moutalian Kalan
75	Kopri	Rural	Amli
76	Kotera	Rural	Samlah
77	Kumi	Rural	Mohargarh
78	Langath	Rural	Badheri
79	Lovely	Rural	Moutalian Kalan
80	Madhak	Rural	Harminder
81	Mananu	Rural	Mananu
82	Mandhera	Rural	Badheri
83	Mandi Dansal	Rural	Mandi Kehli
84	Mandi Dargalian	Unmapped	Not applicable
85	Mandi Garh	Urban	Not applicable
86	Mandi Ghorgalian	Urban	Not applicable
87	Mandi Kehli	Rural	Mandi Kehli
88	Mandi Kotli	Urban	Not applicable
89	Mandi Paswalian	Urban	Not applicable
90	Mandi Sadwabian	Unmapped	Not applicable
91	Mandi Thalora	Rural	Mandi Kehli
92	Manohar Gopala	Rural	Badheri
93	Markoli	Rural	Taloor
94	Mohorgarh	Rural	Mohargarh
95	Moutlian Kalan	Rural	Moutalian Kalan
96	Moutlian Khurd	Rural	Moutalian Kalan
97	Mulath	Rural	Dhora
98	Nandni	Rural	Druee
99	Nanetar	Rural	Amli
100	Nangal	Rural	Sarna Old
101	Need	Rural	Dhora
102	Nehari	Rural	Samlah
103	Nund	Rural	Kard
104	Palai	Rural	Amli
105	Palath	Rural	Mananu
106	Pangdhor	Rural	Pangdhour
107	Pangwal	Rural	Samlah
108	Panthi	Rural	Amli
109	Papad Avtara	Rural	Paper Avtara
110	Papad Brahmana	Rural	Paper Avtara
111	Parel	Rural	Samlah
112	Parthyal	Rural	Mohargarh
113	Paswal	Rural	Patyari
114	Patyari	Rural	Patyari
115	Patyari.	Rural	Sarna Old
116	Peyoor	Rural	Kard
117	Raipur	Rural	Pangdhour
118	Rait	Rural	Sarna Old
119	Rakh Amb Talli	Rural	Rakh Amb Tali
120	Rakh Daruie	Rural	Druee
121	Rakh Kangwala	Rural	Sadah
122	Ramnagar	Rural	Ram Nagar
123	Rattan Pur	Rural	Harminder
124	Rehian	Rural	Rehian
125	Reyour	Rural	Kard
126	Sadoh	Rural	Sadah
127	Sah	Rural	Mananu
128	Samba	Unmapped	Not applicable
129	Samlah	Rural	Samlah
130	Samotha	Rural	Goran
131	Sanoor	Rural	Sodam
132	Sarain	Rural	Sarain
133	Sargwal	Rural	Diani
134	Sarla	Rural	Goran
135	Sarna	Rural	Sarna Old
136	Satah	Rural	Dhora
137	Simbalana	Rural	Patyari
138	Sodam	Rural	Sodam
139	Sordi	Rural	Glard
140	Suchet Garh	Rural	Sadah
141	Suchet Pur	Rural	Glard
142	Taloor	Rural	Taloor
143	Teri	Rural	Sarna Old
144	Thandyal	Rural	Goran
145	Tund	Rural	Sarain

Population of Samba Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Samba Tehsil has a total population of 3,18,898 people, consisting of 1,69,124 males and 1,49,774 females. There are 65,385 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 353 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	3,18,898	2,65,283	53,615
Male Population	1,69,124	1,39,365	29,759
Female Population	1,49,774	1,25,918	23,856
Total Households	65,385	54,718	10,667
Population Density	353 / km²	307 / km²	1,383 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 2,28,139 literate people and 38,669 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 91,835 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 17,573 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	38,669	32,890	5,779
Literate Population	2,28,139	1,85,746	42,393
Illiterate Population	90,759	79,537	11,222
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	91,835	78,034	13,801
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	17,573	16,636	937

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Samba (साम्बा)
District	Samba
State / UT	Jammu And Kashmir
Railway Station	Block Hut Basantpur
Total Area	904 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	885
Total Population (2011)	3,18,898
Density	353/km²
Total Villages	145

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Rajpura	Ramgarh
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