Alipur Wazir Sahibਅਲੀਪੁਰ ਵਜ਼ੀਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ

Where is Alipur Wazir Sahib?

Alipur Wazir Sahib is a village in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 28 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036753, and it covers 396 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 713 people in Alipur Wazir Sahib: 378 men and 335 women, living in 132 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 396 hectares, the population density works out to about 180 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 886 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 85, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.58 per cent and women at 64.65 per cent. The census recorded 231 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 226 main workers, the largest group, 171, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 45 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Alipur Wazir Sahib's land. Of the village's 396 hectares, 368 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (368 hectares). About 28 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 171 cultivators and 10 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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

Getting there

Alipur Wazir Sahib is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 28 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kachhwa, Ratta Khera, Sampurangarh and Ahru Kalan.

What is the population of Alipur Wazir Sahib?

The population of Alipur Wazir Sahib was 713 at the 2011 census, living in 132 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Alipur Wazir Sahib have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Alipur Wazir Sahib has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.