Khudadadpurਖੁਦਾਦਾਦਪੁਰ

Where is Khudadadpur?

Khudadadpur 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 6 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 032616, and it covers 96 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 219 people in Khudadadpur: 115 men and 104 women, living in 45 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 96 hectares, the population density works out to about 228 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 41 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.67 per cent and women at 74 per cent. The census recorded 95 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 79 main workers, the largest group, 47, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 32 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 16 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khudadadpur's land. Of the village's 96 hectares, 88 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 8 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 47 cultivators and 1 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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Khudadadpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 6 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 Gandwan, Lohari Kalan, Fatehpur Jattan and Mustfabad.

What is the population of Khudadadpur?

The population of Khudadadpur was 219 at the 2011 census, living in 45 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Khudadadpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khudadadpur has a government primary school.