Anandpurਅਨਂਡਪੁਰ

Where is Anandpur?

Anandpur is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028206, and it covers 42 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 359 people in Anandpur: 197 men and 162 women, living in 75 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 42 hectares, the population density works out to about 855 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 822 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 32, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 63 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.57 per cent and women at 77.18 per cent. The census recorded 98 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 40 main workers, the largest group, 27, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 cultivators on their own land and 5 household industry workers. A further 58 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Anandpur's land. Of the village's 42 hectares, 33 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (33 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. The census recorded 5 cultivators and 7 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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

Anandpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 8 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 Sihowal, Sirkian and Bhabra.

What is the population of Anandpur?

The population of Anandpur was 359 at the 2011 census, living in 75 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Anandpur have?

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