About Samrai Village

Samrai is a small village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 285, made up of 143 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samrai village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Amritsar
Tehsil	Ajnala
Pincode	143201
Area (hectares)	46 hectares
Population	285
Male Population	143
Female Population	142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Samrai compares

By the 2011 count Samrai is the 268th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Samrai

Samrai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Samrai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samrai from other places

Samrai lies about 34 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 9.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Samrai
Nearest railway station	Hardorawal	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ajnala	11 km
Nearest town	Ajnāla	11 km
District headquarters	Amritsar	34 km

Villages closest to Samrai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ajnala tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Samrai

As per the Census of India 2011, Samrai village had a population of 285. That makes it the 268th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Samrai village has 143 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samrai has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Samrai is 143201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samrai covers 46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samrai falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Samrai is Hardorawal, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Samrai.

Samrai is about 34 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samrai is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Hardorawal is about 9.9 km away. Ajnala is about 11 km away. Ajnāla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.