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Sampli (Saimply Sahib) is a small village in the Bassi Pathana block of Fatehgarh Sahib district, in the Indian state of Punjab.[1] This village is around 25 kilometres from Chandigarh-the capital of Punjab, 45 km from Patiala-academic city of Punjab, and about 75 km from Ludhiana-industrial city of Punjab.

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Sampli
village
Sampli Location in Punjab, India Show map of Punjab Sampli Sampli (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 30°40′22″N 76°33′2″E
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Fatehgarh Sahib
Area
• Total	12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population  (2001)[1]
• Total	1,269
• Density	110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	01763
Vehicle registration	PB23
Nearest city	Bassi Pathana
Sex ratio	1.14[1] ♂/♀
Literacy	23%
Lok Sabha constituency	Fatehgarh Sahib
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sirhind

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] it had a population of in households.[1] and the main profession of people is agriculture and Service. The population mainly consists of Sikhs and 2-3 families of Muslims.

It is a religious village and known for popular Gurudwara Saimply Sahib. Brahm Giani Sant Baba Jaimal Singh Ji built this Gurudwara Sahib. Sant Baba Banta is now in charge of Gurughar. Prominent figures Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and Giani Jail Singh (Ex President of India) were frequent visitors to this village.

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