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- LGD code
- 514109
- Pincode
- 360520
- Post office
- Dhrafa
- Population
- 2,731
- Households
- 656
- Literacy rate
- 72.5%
- Sex ratio
- 786 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,380
Census 2011 · in context
How Samana compares
By population, Samana ranks #11 of 69 villages in Jamjodhpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.5%
+10.3% vs mandal average
- Samana
- 72.5%
- Jamjodhpur mandal
- 62.2%
- Jamnagar district
- 64.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
786
−151 vs mandal average
- Samana
- 786
- Jamjodhpur mandal
- 937
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Samana
- 4.2
- Jamjodhpur mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Samana at a glance
Samana is a village of 2,731 people in 656 households (Census 2011) in Jamjodhpur taluka, Jamnagar district, Gujarat, the 11th-largest of 69 villages in Jamjodhpur taluka. Literacy is 73%, 10 points above the taluka average of 62% and the sex ratio is 786 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 360520, served by Dhrafa post office; the LGD village code is 514109. The village votes in Wankaner assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jitendra Kantilal Somani. The population is estimated at 3,220 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Samana
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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
- JAMJODHPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 28
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SAMANA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,871.82
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 377.68
- Forest area (ha)
- 106.58
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Samana
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Samana
- LGD code
- 514109
- Pincode
- 360520
- Post office
- Dhrafa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,731
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,220
- Households
- 656
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 786
- Literacy rate
- 72.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajkot
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Wankaner
- Member of Parliament
- Parshottam Rupala
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jitendra Kantilal Somani
- Block / Mandal
- Jamjodhpur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 360520
- Sheth VadalaJamjodhpur mandal3,332 pop
- SadodarJamjodhpur mandal3,116 pop
- DhrafaJamjodhpur mandal2,618 pop
- NarmanaJamjodhpur mandal1,999 pop
- VananaJamjodhpur mandal1,982 pop
- NandanaJamjodhpur mandal1,380 pop
- Ambardi BhupatJamjodhpur mandal1,308 pop
- BhojabediJamjodhpur mandal1,244 pop
- Ambardi JamJamjodhpur mandal1,034 pop
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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, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)