About Samrai Village

Samrai is one of the larger villages in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,408, made up of 2,782 males and 2,626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Samrai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Samrai village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Phillaur
Pincode	144032
Area (hectares)	1120 hectares
Population	5,408
Male Population	2,782
Female Population	2,626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Samrai compares

By the 2011 count Samrai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 1120 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

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 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 17 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Thabalke, about 4.3 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 town	Jandiāla	2.6 km
Nearest railway station	Thabalke	4.3 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phillaur	23 km

Villages closest to Samrai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phillaur 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 5,408. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Samrai village has 2,782 males and 2,626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Samrai has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Samrai is 144032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Samrai covers 1120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Samrai falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Samrai is Thabalke, about 4.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Samrai.

Samrai is about 17 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Samrai is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Jandiāla is about 2.6 km away. Thabalke is about 4.3 km away. Jalandhar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.