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About Samrala Village

Samrala is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 793, made up of 425 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samrala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samrala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145025
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 793
Male Population 425
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Samrala compares

By the 2011 count Samrala is the 160th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Samrala

The census records public bus service for Samrala 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Samrala from other places

Samrala lies about 31 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 14 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 Samrala
Nearest town Kathua 14 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 25 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 31 km

Villages closest to Samrala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Samrala village had a population of 793. That makes it the 160th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Samrala village has 425 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samrala has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Samrala is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samrala covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Samrala falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Samrala is Budhi, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Samrala.

Samrala is about 31 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samrala is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Kathua is about 14 km away. Budhi is about 14 km away. Pathankot is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Amir (under 2 km), Bhakhri (under 2 km) and Janial (1.5 km).

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

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