Inaitpuraਇਨੈਟਪੁਰਾ

Where is Inaitpura?

Inaitpura is a village of Amritsar I tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Majitha, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majitha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037430, and it covers 215 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 279 people in Inaitpura: 147 men and 132 women, living in 48 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 215 hectares, the population density works out to about 130 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 34 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.05 per cent and women at 82.05 per cent. The census recorded 15 workers, about 5 per cent of the village. Of the 6 main workers, the largest group, 5, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Inaitpura's land. Of the village's 215 hectares, 179 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (98 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (81 hectares). About 36 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 7 cultivators and 7 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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

Inaitpura is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Majitha, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amritsar I, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhandewali and Jathu Nangal.

What is the population of Inaitpura?

The population of Inaitpura was 279 at the 2011 census, living in 48 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Inaitpura have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Inaitpura has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.