▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁census , ▁S amba ' s ▁total ▁population ▁was ▁about ▁ 1 6 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁female ▁population ▁growth ▁rate ▁was ▁− 8 . 1 %, ▁which ▁was ▁ 1 9 . 9 % ▁higher ▁than ▁male ▁population ▁growth ▁rate ▁of ▁− 2 8 %. ▁The ▁general ▁cas te ▁population ▁decre ased ▁by ▁ 2 7 . 9 %, ▁the ▁schedule ▁cas te ▁population ▁increased ▁by ▁ 8 . 5 %, ▁and ▁the ▁child ▁population ▁decre ased ▁by ▁ 2 4 . 7 % ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁cens uses . ▁ ▁Sex ▁ratio ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census , ▁S amba ▁has ▁ 8 2 0 ▁females ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁males ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁average ▁of ▁ 8 8 9 ▁females ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁males . ▁The ▁sex ▁ratio ▁is ▁ 7 9 8 ▁in ▁general ▁cas te , ▁ 8 7 6 ▁in ▁schedule ▁cas te , ▁and ▁ 2 5 0 ▁in ▁schedule ▁tribe . ▁For ▁children ▁under ▁seven ▁years ▁old , ▁there ▁are ▁ 8 0 6 ▁girls ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁boys ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁average ▁of ▁ 8 6 2 ▁girls ▁per ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁boys . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁S amba ' s