Aki Tundaਅਕੀ ਤੁਂਡਾ

Where is Aki Tunda?

Aki Tunda is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Chak Suleman gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030735, and it covers 89 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 145 people in Aki Tunda: 81 men and 64 women, living in 29 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 89 hectares, the population density works out to about 163 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 790 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 21 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.2 per cent and women at 86.89 per cent. The census recorded 41 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 41 main workers, the largest group, 28, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 12 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aki Tunda's land. Of the village's 89 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 28 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Aki Tunda is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rajpur, Kotli, Mohla and Bhoja.

What is the population of Aki Tunda?

The population of Aki Tunda was 145 at the 2011 census, living in 29 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Aki Tunda have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Aki Tunda has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.