Sakandarpurਸਿਕੰਦਰਪੁਰ

Where is Sakandarpur?

Sakandarpur is a village of Bassi Pathana tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. 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 is served by the Sakanderpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032603, and it covers 59 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 269 people in Sakandarpur: 136 men and 133 women, living in 47 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 59 hectares, the population density works out to about 456 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 978 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 153 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.48 per cent and women at 74.8 per cent. The census recorded 166 workers, about 62 per cent of the village. Of the 159 main workers, the largest group, 130, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 22 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sakandarpur's land. Of the village's 59 hectares, 51 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (51 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 23 cultivators and 6 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Sakandarpur 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 Nanuwal, Narsinghpura, Lachhmangarh and Nahanheri.

What is the population of Sakandarpur?

The population of Sakandarpur was 269 at the 2011 census, living in 47 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Sakandarpur have?

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