Samba District

Jammu and Kashmir

Samba district is one of the districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Its administrative headquarters is at Samba. It covers 904 sq km and had a population of 3,18,898 at the 2011 census, a density of 353 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 3 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Samba
Area
904 sq km
Population
3.19 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
353 /km²
Literacy Rate
81.41%
Sex Ratio
878
per 1,000 males
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Samba District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Samba district.

Total Population
3.19 Lakh
Male Population
1.70 Lakh
Female Population
1.49 Lakh
Rural Population
2.68 Lakh
Urban Population
50,798
Scheduled Caste
92,100
Scheduled Tribe
18,200
Literacy Rate
81.41%
Population Density
353 /km²
Sex Ratio
878
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 88.42%Female literacy 73.64%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Samba district.

6
Tehsils
9
Blocks
30
Nyay Panchayats
101
Gram Panchayats
382
Villages
Headquarters
Samba
Languages
Dogri, Hindi, Punjabi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
32.56° N, 75.12° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Samba

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Jammu

Constituency No. 5 · General
Partial
JS
Jugal Kishore Sharma
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Ramgarh
  • Samba
  • Vijaypur
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Samba

(3)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Ramgarh
No. 70 · Jammu
DM
Dr Devinder Kumar Manyal
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Samba
No. 71 · Jammu
SS
Surjeet Singh Slathia
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Vijaypur
No. 72 · Jammu
CP
Chander Parkash
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA

Your Representatives from Samba

(4)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Samba district.

  • JS
    Jugal Kishore Sharma
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Jammu · No. 5
  • DM
    Dr Devinder Kumar Manyal
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Ramgarh · No. 70
  • SS
    Surjeet Singh Slathia
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Samba · No. 71
  • CP
    Chander Parkash
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Vijaypur · No. 72

Election History

Lok Sabha

Jammu · No. 5

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPJugal Kishore Sharma
    Votes 6,87,588Vote share 52.8%Margin 1,35,498
    1. 1. Jugal Kishore Sharma · BJP6,87,588 (52.8%)
    2. 2. Raman Bhalla · INC5,52,090 (42.4%)
    3. 3. Jagdish Raj · BSP10,300 (0.79%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Jammu and Kashmir
State
Samba
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 5
3 Assembly
No. 70, 71, 72

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Samba District at a Glance

State
Jammu and Kashmir
Headquarters
Samba
Area
904 sq km
Population
3.19 Lakh
Population density
353 per km²
Sex ratio
878 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
81.41%
Languages
Dogri, Hindi, Punjabi
Tehsils
6
Blocks
9
Gram panchayats
101
Villages
382
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
3
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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