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As monsoon bids goodbye, heat returns to Rajasthan; six districts cross 40 degrees
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- LGD code
- 97726
- Pincode
- 314028
- Post office
- Punali
- Population
- 580
- Households
- 100
- Literacy rate
- 46.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 258
Census 2011 · in context
How Samota compares
By population, Samota ranks #71 of 91 villages in Dowda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.9%
−2.4% vs mandal average
- Samota
- 46.9%
- Dowda mandal
- 49.3%
- Dungarpur district
- 49.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+10 vs mandal average
- Samota
- 1,000
- Dowda mandal
- 990
Household size
people per home
5.8
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Samota
- 5.8
- Dowda mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Samota at a glance
Samota is a village of 580 people in 100 households (Census 2011) in Dowda tehsil, Dungarpur district, Rajasthan, the 71st-largest of 91 villages in Dowda tehsil. Literacy is 47%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 314028, served by Punali post office; the LGD village code is 97726. The village votes in Salumber assembly constituency, represented by MLA Amritlal Meena. The population is estimated at 684 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samota · this village | 580 | 47% | — |
| Kol Khanda · Dowda | 944 | 55% | — |
| Samota Kaora · Dowda | 712 | 47% | — |
| Rama · Dowda | 528 | 57% | — |
| Kubera · Dowda | 469 | 47% | — |
| Jogiwara · Dowda | 280 | 57% | — |
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Notice board · Samota
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Key facts — Samota
- LGD code
- 97726
- Pincode
- 314028
- Post office
- Punali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 580
- Population (projected 2026)
- 684
- Households
- 100
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 46.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Udaipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Salumber
- Member of Parliament
- Manna Lal Rawat
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Amritlal Meena
- Block / Mandal
- Dowda
Same pincode
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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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)