Sidhupur Khurdਸਿੱਧੂਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Sidhupur Khurd?

Sidhupur Khurd is a village in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Khamanon, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khamanon community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032957, and it covers 116 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 465 people in Sidhupur Khurd: 242 men and 223 women, living in 90 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 116 hectares, the population density works out to about 401 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 921 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 189 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.74 per cent and women at 73.66 per cent. The census recorded 159 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 112 main workers, the largest group, 60, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 24 agricultural labourers and 19 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 47 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sidhupur Khurd's land. Of the village's 116 hectares, 107 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (107 hectares). About 9 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 62 cultivators and 43 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Sidhupur Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Khamanon, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Khamanon, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Prempur, Gaggarwal, Sandhari Majra and Amrala.

What is the population of Sidhupur Khurd?

The population of Sidhupur Khurd was 465 at the 2011 census, living in 90 households in Khamanon tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Sidhupur Khurd have?

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