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About Samrai Village

Samrai is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 729, made up of 380 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143511, 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 Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143511
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 729
Male Population 380
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samrai compares

By the 2011 count Samrai is the 60th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

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 5 - 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
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 17 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 18 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 Dera Baba Nanak 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 729. That makes it the 60th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Samrai village has 380 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samrai has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Samrai is 143511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samrai covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samrai falls under Dera Baba Nanak 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 5 - 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 Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Hardorawal is about 1.9 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 17 km away. Ajnāla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tapala (under 2 km), Tarpala (under 2 km) and Sharfkot (under 2 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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