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- LGD code
- 524401
- Pincode
- 394248
- Post office
- Valvada
- Population
- 2,407
- Households
- 528
- Literacy rate
- 78.8%
- Sex ratio
- 915 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,127
Census 2011 · in context
How Samba compares
By population, Samba ranks #24 of 69 villages in Mahuva mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.8%
+5.7% vs mandal average
- Samba
- 78.8%
- Mahuva mandal
- 73.1%
- Surat district
- 75.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
915
−55 vs mandal average
- Samba
- 915
- Mahuva mandal
- 970
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Samba
- 4.6
- Mahuva mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Samba at a glance
Samba is a village of 2,407 people in 528 households (Census 2011) in Mahuva taluka, Surat district, Gujarat, the 24th-largest of 69 villages in Mahuva taluka. Literacy is 79%, 6 points above the taluka average of 73% and the sex ratio is 915 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 394248, served by Valvada post office; the LGD village code is 524401. The village votes in Jhagadia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Riteshkumar Ramanbhai Vasava. The population is estimated at 2,838 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Samba
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BARDOLI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 39
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SAMBA
- Total area (ha)
- 480.06
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 208
- Forest area (ha)
- 37.1
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Samba
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Samba
- LGD code
- 524401
- Pincode
- 394248
- Post office
- Valvada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,407
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,838
- Households
- 528
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 915
- Literacy rate
- 78.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bharuch
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jhagadia
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukhbhai Vasava
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Riteshkumar Ramanbhai Vasava
- Block / Mandal
- Mahuva
- Nearest PHC
- Titiksha Clinic (14.3 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)