Sunderpuraਸੁੰਦਰਪੁਰਾ

Where is Sunderpura?

Sunderpura is a village in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sirhind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032740, and it covers 126 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 23 people in Sunderpura: 14 men and 9 women, living in 2 households, an average of about 11.5 people per household. Spread over its 126 hectares, the population density works out to about 18 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 643 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.82 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 8 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 8 main workers, the largest group, 4, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sunderpura's land. Of the village's 126 hectares, 112 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (112 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 3 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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

Sunderpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jallah, Sidhwan, Saundha and Mir Pur.

What is the population of Sunderpura?

The population of Sunderpura was 23 at the 2011 census, living in 2 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Sunderpura have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sunderpura has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.