Samailpurਸਮੈਲਪੁਰ

Where is Samailpur?

Samailpur is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and is served by the Kalasanghia gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029314, and it covers 165 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 92 people in Samailpur: 50 men and 42 women, living in 19 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 165 hectares, the population density works out to about 56 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 840 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 9 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 76.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.85 per cent and women at 70.27 per cent. The census recorded 36 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 36 main workers, the largest group, 28, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Samailpur's land. Of the village's 165 hectares, 152 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (152 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 28 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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

Samailpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rampur, Kalasanghian, Muradpur Dona and Jalowal.

What is the population of Samailpur?

The population of Samailpur was 92 at the 2011 census, living in 19 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Samailpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Samailpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.