Devidasspuraਦੇਵਿਡੱਸਪੁਰਾ

Where is Devidasspura?

Devidasspura is a village in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rayya community development block and is served by the Shah Pur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037815, and it covers 119 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 120 people in Devidasspura: 60 men and 60 women, living in 27 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 119 hectares, the population density works out to about 101 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.43 per cent and women at 75.93 per cent. The census recorded 37 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 36 main workers, the largest group, 28, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Devidasspura's land. Of the village's 119 hectares, 96 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (77 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (19 hectares). About 23 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 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 five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Devidasspura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Takapur, Tapiala, Saidoke and Shahpur.

What is the population of Devidasspura?

The population of Devidasspura was 120 at the 2011 census, living in 27 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Devidasspura have?

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