Samrai

{{short description|Census town in Punjab, India}}

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Samrai

| settlement_type = Census town

| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India

| coordinates = {{coord|31.1779818|N|75.6258594|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Punjab

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Jalandhar

| government_type = Panchayat raj

| governing_body = Gram panchayat

| unit_pref = Metric

| elevation_m = 240

| population_footnotes =

| population_total = 5408

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_note = Sex ratio 2782/2686 /

| population_demonym =

| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Punjabi

| demographics1_title2 =

| demographics1_info2 =

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 144032

| area_code_type =

| area_code =

| iso_code = IN-PB

| registration_plate = PB- 08

| website = {{URL|jalandhar.nic.in}}

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Samrai (Locally known as "Samrama") is a census town in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India.{{cite news |title=In Punjab, hockey hub brings hope, escape from drug trap |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/in-punjab-hockey-hub-brings-hope-escape-from-drug-trap-6134047/ |work=The Indian Express |date=24 November 2019 |language=en}} It is located {{cvt|3.1|km}} from Jandiala Manjki, 15.5 km from Phagwara, 19.7 km from the district headquarters at Jalandhar and 143 km from the state capital at Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative.

Transport

Jalandhar railway station is the nearest train station however, Phagwara Junction train station is 16.5 km away from the village. The village is 55.3 km away from domestic airport in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is (115.0 km) via NH3 away in Amritsar.

References

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Category:Villages in Jalandhar district