Bara Samanaਬੜਾ ਸਮਨਾ

Where is Bara Samana?

Bara Samana is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Morinda, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Morinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038888, and it covers 395 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,754 people in Bara Samana: 924 men and 830 women, living in 318 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 395 hectares, the population density works out to about 444 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 193, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 547 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.09 per cent and women at 72.8 per cent. The census recorded 594 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 563 main workers, the largest group, 317, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 216 cultivators on their own land and 25 household industry workers. A further 31 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bara Samana's land. Of the village's 395 hectares, 358 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (358 hectares). About 37 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 220 cultivators and 5 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 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

Bara Samana is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Morinda, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rasulpur, Dulchi Majra, Salahpur and Pathreri Jattan.

What is the population of Bara Samana?

The population of Bara Samana was 1,754 at the 2011 census, living in 318 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bara Samana have?

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