Samrauliਸਮਰੌਲੀ

Where is Samrauli?

Samrauli is a village of Morinda tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Morinda, about 6 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 038886, and it covers 118 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 325 people in Samrauli: 175 men and 150 women, living in 50 households, an average of about 6.5 people per household. Spread over its 118 hectares, the population density works out to about 275 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 857 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 35, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 154 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.97 per cent and women at 81.34 per cent. The census recorded 74 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 70 main workers, the largest group, 32, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 27 cultivators on their own land and 11 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Samrauli's land. Of the village's 118 hectares, 109 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (109 hectares). About 9 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 27 cultivators and 14 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. 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. 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

Samrauli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Morinda, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Morinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Boor Majra, Chhota Samana, Oind and Ramgarh.

What is the population of Samrauli?

The population of Samrauli was 325 at the 2011 census, living in 50 households in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Samrauli have?

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