Saidpur Khurdਸੈਦਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Saidpur Khurd?

Saidpur Khurd is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 12 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 037156, and it covers 89 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 970 people in Saidpur Khurd: 488 men and 482 women, living in 161 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 89 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,090 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 988 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 163, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 951 people, about 98 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 28.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 42.01 per cent and women at 15.25 per cent. The census recorded 456 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 451 main workers, the largest group, 355, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 75 cultivators on their own land and 21 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saidpur Khurd's land. Of the village's 89 hectares, 76 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (76 hectares). About 13 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 355 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 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Saidpur Khurd is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 12 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 Bakraur, Sheikh Bhatti and Akbarpura.

What is the population of Saidpur Khurd?

The population of Saidpur Khurd was 970 at the 2011 census, living in 161 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Saidpur Khurd have?

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