Ghungrali (Samrala)ਘੁਂਗਰਲੀ ਸਮਰਾਲਾ

Where is Ghungrali (Samrala)?

Ghungrali (Samrala) is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Samrala, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samrala community development block and is served by the Ghungrali gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033138, and it covers 291 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,692 people in Ghungrali (Samrala): 913 men and 779 women, living in 321 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 291 hectares, the population density works out to about 581 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 853 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 137, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 473 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.71 per cent and women at 79.36 per cent. The census recorded 938 workers, about 55 per cent of the village. Of the 913 main workers, the largest group, 621, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 239 cultivators on their own land and 41 agricultural labourers. A further 25 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghungrali (Samrala)'s land. Of the village's 291 hectares, 269 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (269 hectares). About 22 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 248 cultivators and 41 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ghungrali (Samrala) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Samrala, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sangatpura, Gharkhanna, Mal Majra and Bhangal.

What is the population of Ghungrali (Samrala)?

The population of Ghungrali (Samrala) was 1,692 at the 2011 census, living in 321 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Ghungrali (Samrala) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ghungrali (Samrala) has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.