Saidpur Kalanਸੈਦਪੁਰ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Saidpur Kalan?

Saidpur Kalan is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chogawan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037183, and it covers 123 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 692 people in Saidpur Kalan: 344 men and 348 women, living in 126 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 123 hectares, the population density works out to about 563 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1012 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 123, about 18 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 40.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 52.82 per cent and women at 28.07 per cent. The census recorded 242 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 183 main workers, the largest group, 77, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 69 agricultural labourers and 34 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 59 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saidpur Kalan's land. Of the village's 123 hectares, 113 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (113 hectares). About 10 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 77 cultivators and 127 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 one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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

Saidpur Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 18 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.

What is the population of Saidpur Kalan?

The population of Saidpur Kalan was 692 at the 2011 census, living in 126 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Saidpur Kalan have?

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