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About Sammowal Village

Sammowal is a small village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 131 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sammowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sammowal village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143118
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 131
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sammowal compares

By the 2011 count Sammowal is the 275th 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 144 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Sammowal

Sammowal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sammowal 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 Sammowal from other places

Sammowal lies about 32 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 12 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 Sammowal
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 7.4 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Hardorawal 12 km
District headquarters Amritsar 32 km

Villages closest to Sammowal

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.

Common questions about Sammowal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sammowal village had a population of 264. That makes it the 275th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Sammowal village has 131 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sammowal has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Sammowal is 143118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sammowal covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sammowal falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sammowal is Hardorawal, about 12 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 Sammowal.

Sammowal is about 32 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sammowal is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Ajnala is about 7.4 km away. Ajnāla is about 7.4 km away. Hardorawal is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadian (under 2 km), Gaggo Mahal (under 2 km) and Galib (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sammowal today is likely to be higher.

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