| Voice of Samba : Pallavi
Samiyal
Population in Samba (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 318611
Male : 168948
Female : 149663
Under 6 population
Total : 38020
Male : 21278
Female : 16742
Brief About Samba District
Samba district of Jammu & Kashmir has a a longitude of 75.1167
and latitude of 32.5667. better known as one of the bustling tehsils
of Jammu, Samba has a very old origin. Apart from its own natural
pleasure, Samba provides scope for sightseeing in nearby places
too that include Raiyan, Gura Salathian, Kuta, Babnergarh and Barigarh.
Samba is an agriculture-based place of Jammu & Kashmir. Most
of the inhabitants of Samba earn their livelihood from farming.
Since Samba has an agro-climatic condition, hence the crops have
a high yield. Animal husbandry is also practiced by some of the
people of Samba.
Tourists from all states of India and abroad to come to visit Samba
in different intervals of time. Reaching Samba is very easy. Having
an in-built infrastructure, Samba district is connected to important
cities of Jammu & Kashmir. The nearest air terminals to Samba
are at Jammu and Udhampur districts.
The culture of Samba speaks of the ancient heritage and lifestyle
of the inhabitants of that place. Having its own inherent folk dances
and songs, Samba represents a rich tradition of local arts within
its geographical premises. The shrines of Samba ratifies the influence
of varied religions in the place. During major festivals, people
belonging to diverse faiths celebrate the occasions with equal mirth
and unity. This unity in diversity is surely one of the key traits
of Samba district.
In the map of Jammu & Kashmir districts, Samba stands tall
as one of the economically viable and aesthetically credible places
of the state.
Administration
Samba district consists of 4 blocks: Samba, Vijaypur, Purmandal
and Gagwal. Each block consists of a number of panchayats.
Politics
Samba District has 2 assembly constituencies: Samba (S.C.) and Vijaypur.
It is said that Samba was a principality established somewhere
in 1400A.D. As per folklore Malh Dev, the younger son of Rai Saidu
of Lakhanpur was thefounder of Samba principality, who married into
the family of Ghotar a local tribesman.After his marriage he stayed
at Samba and made himself the master of the tract withSamba as its
capital. Samba ultimately came under the supremacy of Jammu, during
theperiod of Hari Dev, in 1816 A.D. and in 1846 A.D. it became an
integral part of the J&KState.
At present Tehsil Samba is a constituent of District Jammu, the
largestDistrict of the J&K State in terms of population, with
an area of 82,452 hectares andpopulation of 2,45,016 as per 2001
census. It is a seat of Sub-Divisional Magistrate withheadquarter
at Samba.
Samba town is situated on a hill on the National Highway 1–A
on the bankof river Basantar at a distance of forty kms from Jammu.
Tehsil Samba is bounded byDistrict Udhampur in the North, District
Kathua in the East, Tehsils Jammu and Bishnahof District Jammu in
the West, while on the southern side it has International Border
withPakistan. Most of the area of Tehsil Samba is Kandi area although
some parts of theTehsil are forging ahead in agriculture production
with the strengthening of Ravi TawiIrrigation Project.
A modern industrial complex is coming up on the bank of river Basantarat
Samba. A number of small and medium scale industrial units have
only recently beenestablished there in the complex. A good number
of unemployed youth, skilled andunskilled local labourers are employed
in these units. The economy of Samba isdeveloping rapidly because
of industrial growth due to establishment of these enterprises.
A Govt. Handloom Development Project established by SICOP at Sambais
providing employment opportunities to a large number of traditional
weavers who areresiding in and around Samba town and earn wages
by way of weaving cloth for theproject. Samba is also famous for
traditional Calico Printing, where local made dyes areused for printing
locally weaved cotton fabric.
Samba
At a Glance
INTRODUCTION
It is said that Samba was principality established somewhere in
1400 A.D. As per folklore Malh Dev, the younger son of Rai Saidu
of Lakhanpur was the founder of Samba principality, who married
into the family of Ghotar a local tribesman. After his marriage
he stayed at Samba and made himself the master of the tract with
Samba as its capital. Samba ultimately came under the supremacy
of Jammu, during the period of Hari Dev, in 1816 A.D. and in 1846
A.D. it became an integral part of the J&K State. Vide Government
order no.1345-GAD of 2006 dated 27.10.2006, among other districts,
district Samba came into operation. It comprises 382 villages as
per the notification issued by the Govt. under SRO No.185 dated
22nd of May 2007. These villages have been organized into 55 Patwar
Halquas, and 99 Panchayats. Out of 382 villages, 62 villages have
been detached from Tehsil Hiranagar of district Kathua and one village
from Tehsil Majalta of District Udhampur. Besides, four urban towns
viz. Samba, Vijaypur, Ramgarh and Bari Brahmna are also the part
of this district.
LOCATION, CLIMATE & GEOGRAPHY
Samba town is situated on range of Shivalik hills alongside the
National Highway 1-A / on the bank of river Basantar at a distance
of forty kms from Jammu city. Tehsil Samba is bounded by District
Udhampur in the North, District Kathua in the East, Tehsils Jammu
and Bishnah of District Jammu in the west, while on the southern
side it has International Border with Pakistan. About two third
of the area of Tehsil Samba is Kandi & rain fed. The area on
southern side downside the national highway is irrigated through
Ravi Tawi Irrigation canal network and contributing towards major
cereals crop and vegetable cultivation as special focus has been
assigned by the govt. of India, Ministry of Water Resources through
Command Area Development Department.
A modern industrial complex is established on the bank of river
Basantar at Samba named as Industrial Growth Center. A number of
small & medium industrial units have been established and have
provided job opportunities not only to the educated unemployed youths,
but also to the labourers, skilled and un-skilled by starting their
own ventures in the private sector.
To protect the traditional art of the area, the Government has
established a Handloom Development Project at Samba and is providing
employment opportunities to a large number of traditional weavers
of Samba town and they are earning their livelihood by way of weaving
of clothes for the project. Samba is also famous in traditional
Calico Printing, where local made dyes are used for printing locally
weaved cotton fabric
CLIMATE
The climate of the district being sub tropical zone is hot and dry
in summer and cold in winter. Being in the foot hills of the mountains
nights are bit cooler than that of neighbouring areas of Punjab.
The temperature ranges between 6 degree Celsius and 47 degree Celsius.
POPULATION
As per 2001 Census, the total population is 2.86 lakh, which includes
1.51 lac male population and 1.35lac female population in the district.
This works out to be 2.75% of the total population of the state.
The urban population is of 0.61 lac and the rural population figures
at 2.25 lac souls and comes to 78.67% of the population of the district.
The density of the population is 317 per sq km. The schedule castes
represent 31% of the population while schedule tribes i. e. Gujjar
and Bakerwals represent 4% only of the total population of the District.
The main stay of the population of the districts is agriculture
and service in defence
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