Akbarpurਅਕਬਰਪੁਰ

Where is Akbarpur?

Akbarpur is a village of Khadur Sahib tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khadur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038272, and it covers 108 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,025 people in Akbarpur: 527 men and 498 women, living in 194 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 108 hectares, the population density works out to about 949 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 945 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 122, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 706 people, about 69 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.04 per cent and women at 59.53 per cent. The census recorded 317 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 145 main workers, the largest group, 116, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 20 cultivators on their own land and 7 household industry workers. A further 172 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Akbarpur's land. Of the village's 108 hectares, 86 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (86 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 21 cultivators and 120 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Akbarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patti, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Khadur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhandher, Hansawala, Goindwal and Pindian.

What is the population of Akbarpur?

The population of Akbarpur was 1,025 at the 2011 census, living in 194 households in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Akbarpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Akbarpur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.