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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Samalkha<br />
| official_name = Samalka<br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
| image_skyline = Signboard Samalka.jpg<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = India<br />
| subdivision_type1 = State<br />
| subdivision_name1 = Delhi<br />
| subdivision_type2 = District<br />
| subdivision_name2 = South West Delhi<br />
| subdivision_type3 = Tehsil<br />
| subdivision_name3 = [[Vasant Vihar]]<br />
| postal_code_type = PIN code<br />
| postal_code = 110037<br />
}}'''Samalkha''' is a village located in South-West [[Delhi]], [[India]]. It lies about 12 miles south-west of Delhi city on the Delhi-Gurgaon Road and is close to the [[Haryana]] border. <br />
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The village falls under the jurisdiction of Mehrauli Police Station and is part of a Community Development Block with its headquarters at [[Najafgarh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Baldev |first=Baldev |date=1964 |title=Socio-Economic Study of Village, Samalkha, Part VI- No-6, Vol-XIX, Delhi - Census 1961 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/31977 |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Samalka Village, New Delhi-37 {{!}} Department of Urban Development (UD) |url=https://udd.delhi.gov.in/node/57215 |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=udd.delhi.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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Samalkha is one of the fifteen historically recognised [[Gaur Brahmins|Gaur Brahmin]] villages of Delhi.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gahalauta |first=Sūrata Siṃha |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Dill%C4%AB_gr%C4%81mi%E1%B9%87a_kshetra_ke_lokag%C4%ABto/7ccJAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1 |title=Dillī grāmiṇa kshetra ke lokagītoṃ kā adhyayana |date=1996 |publisher=Ārya Buka Ḍipo |language=hi}}</ref><br />
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== Geography and land use ==<br />
Samalkha covers 736 acres, with 616 acres under cultivation. The land consists of both sandy (''bangar'') and stony (''pahari'') soil. The village has a hot climate in summers and is cold during winters.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Population ==<br />
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In the 1961 census, the village had a population of 621 people in 92 households. The majority were [[Gaur Brahmins|Gaur Brahmin]], making up about 75% of the population. Other communities include Julahas (weavers), Bairagis, Baniyas, [[Ahir|Ahirs]], Nais, and Kumhars.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Villages in South West Delhi district]]<br />
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