Azampurਅਜ਼ਮਪੁਰ

Where is Azampur?

Azampur is a village of Kalanaur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and is served by the Pakiwan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027982, and it covers 74 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 357 people in Azampur: 184 men and 173 women, living in 73 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 74 hectares, the population density works out to about 482 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 940 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 51, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 5 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.16 per cent and women at 63.76 per cent. The census recorded 81 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 47 main workers, the largest group, 26, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 21 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 34 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Azampur's land. Of the village's 74 hectares, 63 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (8 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (55 hectares). About 11 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 26 cultivators and 0 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 within five kilometres.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Azampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Balim, Dhidowal, Barila Kalan and Barila Khurd.

What is the population of Azampur?

The population of Azampur was 357 at the 2011 census, living in 73 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Azampur have?

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