Samal Heriਸਮਲ ਹੇੜੀ

Where is Samal Heri?

Samal Heri is a village in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and is served by the Lalru gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039290, and it covers 186 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 98 people in Samal Heri: 54 men and 44 women, living in 22 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 186 hectares, the population density works out to about 53 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 815 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 67 people, about 68 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86 per cent and women at 72.5 per cent. The census recorded 23 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 23 main workers, the largest group, 19, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 household industry workers and 1 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Samal Heri's land. Of the village's 186 hectares, 48 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 2 hectares of it were irrigated. About 62 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 1 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Samal Heri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tohffapur, Jaula kalan, Ballopur and Bartana.

What is the population of Samal Heri?

The population of Samal Heri was 98 at the 2011 census, living in 22 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Samal Heri have?

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