Samagh (Gidderbaha)ਸਮਾਘ

Where is Samagh?

Samagh is a village in Gidderbaha tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gidderbaha, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kot Bhai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035354, and it covers 793 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,982 people in Samagh: 1,036 men and 946 women, living in 342 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 793 hectares, the population density works out to about 250 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 230, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 842 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 53.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 58.26 per cent and women at 47.87 per cent. The census recorded 627 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 621 main workers, the largest group, 291, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 247 agricultural labourers and 73 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Samagh's land. Of the village's 793 hectares, 537 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (537 hectares). About 97 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 291 cultivators and 252 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.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Samagh is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gidderbaha, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gidderbaha, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Seikh, Manianwala, Rokhala and Sukha Ablu.

What is the population of Samagh?

The population of Samagh was 1,982 at the 2011 census, living in 342 households in Gidderbaha tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Samagh have?

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