Samailpur (Nakodar)ਸਮੈਲਪੁਰ ਨਕੋਦਰ

Where is Samailpur (Nakodar)?

Samailpur (Nakodar) is a village in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and is served by the Samailpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029996, and it covers 222 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,362 people in Samailpur (Nakodar): 713 men and 649 women, living in 248 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 222 hectares, the population density works out to about 614 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 138, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 983 people, about 72 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85 per cent and women at 71.23 per cent. The census recorded 448 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 368 main workers, the largest group, 134, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 127 other workers in trade, transport and services and 97 cultivators on their own land. A further 80 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Samailpur (Nakodar)'s land. Of the village's 222 hectares, 203 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (203 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 98 cultivators and 211 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Samailpur (Nakodar) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tandaura, Mehsampur (Nakodar), Mehatpur and Ummarwal Billa.

What is the population of Samailpur (Nakodar)?

The population of Samailpur (Nakodar) was 1,362 at the 2011 census, living in 248 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Samailpur (Nakodar) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Samailpur (Nakodar) has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.