Udalpurਉਡਲਪੁਰ

Where is Udalpur?

Udalpur 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 032626, and it covers 146 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 467 people in Udalpur: 261 men and 206 women, living in 94 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 146 hectares, the population density works out to about 320 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 789 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 265 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.68 per cent and women at 74.87 per cent. The census recorded 138 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 134 main workers, the largest group, 87, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 43 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Udalpur's land. Of the village's 146 hectares, 134 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (134 hectares). About 12 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 44 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 anganwadi centre.

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

Udalpur is reached by village 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 Mullanpur, Mughal Majra, Abdullapur and Ladpuri.

What is the population of Udalpur?

The population of Udalpur was 467 at the 2011 census, living in 94 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Udalpur have?

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