Khaira (Samrala)ਖੈਰਾ ਸਮਰਾਲਾ

Where is Khaira (Samrala)?

Khaira (Samrala) is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Samrala, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samrala community development block and is served by the Khaira gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033119, and it covers 222 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,150 people in Khaira (Samrala): 603 men and 547 women, living in 230 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 222 hectares, the population density works out to about 518 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 907 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 102, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 479 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.18 per cent and women at 75.7 per cent. The census recorded 403 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 334 main workers, the largest group, 242, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 77 cultivators on their own land and 11 agricultural labourers. A further 69 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khaira (Samrala)'s land. Of the village's 222 hectares, 200 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (200 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 79 cultivators and 11 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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. It also had 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

Khaira (Samrala) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Samrala, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Madudan, Lal Kalan, Kubba and Balala.

What is the population of Khaira (Samrala)?

The population of Khaira (Samrala) was 1,150 at the 2011 census, living in 230 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Khaira (Samrala) have?

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