Asdullapurਅਸਡੁੱਲਾਪੁਰ

Where is Asdullapur?

Asdullapur is a village of Ahmedgarh tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ahmedgarh, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-II community development block and is served by the Asdul Pur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039410, and it covers 206 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,118 people in Asdullapur: 581 men and 537 women, living in 233 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 206 hectares, the population density works out to about 543 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 924 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 100, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 584 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.18 per cent and women at 67.76 per cent. The census recorded 382 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 335 main workers, the largest group, 271, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 42 cultivators on their own land and 14 agricultural labourers. A further 47 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Asdullapur's land. Of the village's 206 hectares, 183 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (4 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (179 hectares). About 20 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 49 cultivators and 16 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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

Asdullapur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ahmedgarh, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ahmedgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rohira, Dilawargarh, Walaitpura and Kup.

What is the population of Asdullapur?

The population of Asdullapur was 1,118 at the 2011 census, living in 233 households in Ahmedgarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Asdullapur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Asdullapur has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.