Akbarpurਅਕਬਰਪੁਰ

Where is Akbarpur?

Akbarpur is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and is served by the Samu Chak gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027866, and it covers 120 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 166 people in Akbarpur: 94 men and 72 women, living in 32 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 120 hectares, the population density works out to about 138 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 766 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 73 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80 per cent and women at 67.65 per cent. The census recorded 53 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 51 main workers, the largest group, 23, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 17 cultivators on their own land and 11 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Akbarpur's land. Of the village's 120 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (25 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 20 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 17 cultivators and 11 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Akbarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Samu Chak, Tughial, Dhamrai and Ghesal.

What is the population of Akbarpur?

The population of Akbarpur was 166 at the 2011 census, living in 32 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Akbarpur have?

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