Mali Samraiਮਲੀ ਸਮਰਾਏ

Where is Mali Samrai?

Mali Samrai is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028310, and it covers 87 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 225 people in Mali Samrai: 114 men and 111 women, living in 44 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 87 hectares, the population density works out to about 259 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 974 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.44 per cent and women at 74.26 per cent. The census recorded 61 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 61 main workers, the largest group, 45, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 10 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mali Samrai's land. Of the village's 87 hectares, 79 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (79 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 45 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mali Samrai is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sujanpur, Khudna, Manepur and Shahpur.

What is the population of Mali Samrai?

The population of Mali Samrai was 225 at the 2011 census, living in 44 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Mali Samrai have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mali Samrai has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.