Aladadpuraਅਲਾਦਾਦਪੁਰਾ

Where is Aladadpura?

Aladadpura is a village in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Amloh, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Amloh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032859, and it covers 206 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 541 people in Aladadpura: 288 men and 253 women, living in 105 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 206 hectares, the population density works out to about 263 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 878 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 64, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 468 people, about 87 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.87 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 192 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 190 main workers, the largest group, 154, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 24 agricultural labourers and 12 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aladadpura's land. Of the village's 206 hectares, 190 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (190 hectares). About 16 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 12 cultivators and 24 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Aladadpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Amloh, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amloh, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Amloh P, Chehlan, Mangarh and Khanian.

What is the population of Aladadpura?

The population of Aladadpura was 541 at the 2011 census, living in 105 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Aladadpura have?

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