Samgauliਸਂਗੌਲੀ

Where is Samgauli?

Samgauli 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 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039304, and it covers 663 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,714 people in Samgauli: 1,448 men and 1,266 women, living in 499 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 663 hectares, the population density works out to about 409 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 358, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,188 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.31 per cent and women at 73.23 per cent. The census recorded 757 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 576 main workers, the largest group, 354, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 172 cultivators on their own land and 28 household industry workers. A further 181 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Samgauli's land. Of the village's 663 hectares, 617 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 108 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (108 hectares). About 36 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 175 cultivators and 34 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Samgauli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 10 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 Sangaundh, Bijanpur, Bhagsi and Rampur bahal.

What is the population of Samgauli?

The population of Samgauli was 2,714 at the 2011 census, living in 499 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Samgauli have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Samgauli has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.