Samrala
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Geography
Samrala is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"..[1] It has an average elevation of 249 metres (816 feet).
Demographics
since 2011[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Samrala had population of 19,678 of which 10,375 were males while 9,303 were females as per report released by Census India 2011.
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Samrala has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste constitutes 29.11% of total population in Samrala. Samrala currently doesn't have any Schedule Tribes.
The table below shows the population of different religious groups in Samrala city, as of 2011 census.
| Religion | Total | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | 9,734 | 4,634 | 5,100 |
| Sikh | 9,401 | 4,457 | 4,944 |
| Muslim | 455 | 165 | 290 |
| Christian | 54 | 28 | 26 |
| Jain | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Not stated | 29 | 17 | 12 |
| Total | 19,678 | 9,303 | 10,375 |
Politics
The city is part of the Samrala Assembly Constituency.
Notable people
- Saadat Hasan Manto, a famous urdu writer, playwright and author
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Samrala
- ↑ https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11389, India – C-01: Population by religious community, Punjab – 2011, Samrala (M Cl), Row 193