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About Samrai Village

Samrai is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 419 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 405026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samrai village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 405026
Area (hectares) 290 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 419
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Samrai compares

By the 2011 count Samrai is the 221st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 290 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Samrai

Samrai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Samrai as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 46 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 1.9 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 1.9 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 27 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 46 km

Villages closest to Samrai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Batala 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 Samrai

As per the Census of India 2011, Samrai village had a population of 824. That makes it the 221st largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Samrai village has 419 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samrai has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Samrai is 405026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samrai covers 290 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samrai falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Samrai is Hardorawal, about 1.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Samrai.

Samrai is about 46 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samrai is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Hardorawal is about 1.9 km away. Ajnāla is about 18 km away. Batala is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gharkian (under 2 km), Badowal Kalan (2.4 km) and Badowal Khurd (2.5 km).

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

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