Samrai
Census town
Coordinates31.1779818°N 75.6258594°E
CountryIndia
StatePunjab
DistrictJalandhar
Governing bodyGram panchayat
Unit prefMetric
Elevation240 m
Population total5408
Population as of2011
OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)
PIN144032
Iso codeIN-PB
Registration platePB- 08
Websitejalandhar.nic.in

Samrai (Locally known as "Samrama") is a census town in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India.[1] It is located 3.1 km (1.9 mi) 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

  1. ^ "In Punjab, hockey hub brings hope, escape from drug trap". The Indian Express. 24 November 2019.