Kadrabadਕਡਰਆਬਾਦ

Where is Kadrabad?

Kadrabad is a village of Amritsar I tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Majitha, about 14 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 037455, and it covers 250 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,078 people in Kadrabad: 547 men and 531 women, living in 227 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 250 hectares, the population density works out to about 431 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 971 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 117, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 369 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.59 per cent and women at 65.82 per cent. The census recorded 438 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 276 main workers, the largest group, 127, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 73 agricultural labourers and 71 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 162 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kadrabad's land. Of the village's 250 hectares, 226 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (125 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (101 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 142 cultivators and 171 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Kadrabad is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Majitha, about 14 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 Kotli Mallian.

What is the population of Kadrabad?

The population of Kadrabad was 1,078 at the 2011 census, living in 227 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Kadrabad have?

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