Samana Ruralਸਮਾਣਾ ਰੁਰਲ

Where is Samana Rural?

Samana Rural is a village in Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Samana, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036200, and it covers 1,894 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,825 people in Samana Rural: 3,198 men and 2,627 women, living in 1,082 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 1,894 hectares, the population density works out to about 308 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 821 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 802, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,187 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 60.81 per cent and women at 49.42 per cent. The census recorded 2,558 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 2,149 main workers, the largest group, 1,342, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 498 cultivators on their own land and 214 agricultural labourers. A further 409 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Samana Rural's land. Of the village's 1,894 hectares, 82 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (81 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 504 cultivators and 235 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. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Samana Rural is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Samana, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Samana, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kutbanpur, Kahangarh Bhutna, Lalgarh and Bahmana.

What is the population of Samana Rural?

The population of Samana Rural was 5,825 at the 2011 census, living in 1,082 households in Samana tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Samana Rural have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Samana Rural has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.