Samrala is a city and a municipal council in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is about 35km east of the district headquarters Ludhiana, on the highway to Chandigarh. Samrala is a Class III Municipality. Samrala is located at 3050N 7611E / 30.84N 76.19E / 30.84; 76.19. It has an average elevation of 249metres (816feet). As of 2001 India census, Samrala had a population of 17,610. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Samrala has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 68%. In Samrala, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age. The town has a mixed Hindu-Sikh population. The city is dominated mainly by the [bhardwaj] , [Kang], [Mangat], [Dhillon],[Shahi], [Tiwari],[Sidhu],[Dhaliwal],[Khullar],[Toor], [Saini]
