Abdullapurਅਬਦੁੱਲਾਪੁਰ

Where is Abdullapur?

Abdullapur is a village in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bassi Pathana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032624, and it covers 122 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 649 people in Abdullapur: 343 men and 306 women, living in 126 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 122 hectares, the population density works out to about 532 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 77, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 291 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.1 per cent and women at 79.93 per cent. The census recorded 222 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 218 main workers, the largest group, 99, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 78 cultivators on their own land and 38 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Abdullapur's land. Of the village's 122 hectares, 111 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (111 hectares). About 11 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 78 cultivators and 39 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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

Abdullapur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bassi Pathana, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khalaspur, Mullanpur, Mehdoodan and Udalpur.

What is the population of Abdullapur?

The population of Abdullapur was 649 at the 2011 census, living in 126 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Abdullapur have?

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