Abu Saidਅਬੂ ਸੈਦ

Where is Abu Said?

Abu Said is a village in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037270, and it covers 241 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,150 people in Abu Said: 643 men and 507 women, living in 220 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 241 hectares, the population density works out to about 477 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 788 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 127, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 149 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.4 per cent and women at 69.38 per cent. The census recorded 400 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 373 main workers, the largest group, 182, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 116 other workers in trade, transport and services and 75 agricultural labourers. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Abu Said's land. Of the village's 241 hectares, 214 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (214 hectares). About 27 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 190 cultivators and 87 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Abu Said is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nanoke, Laungo Mahal, Kuralian and Gaggo Mahal.

What is the population of Abu Said?

The population of Abu Said was 1,150 at the 2011 census, living in 220 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Abu Said have?

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