Ismailpurਇਸਮੈਲਪੁਰ

Where is Ismailpur?

Ismailpur is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 4 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 027848, and it covers 71 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 381 people in Ismailpur: 188 men and 193 women, living in 74 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 71 hectares, the population density works out to about 537 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1027 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 249 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.38 per cent and women at 76.74 per cent. The census recorded 104 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 51 main workers, the largest group, 29, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 14 agricultural labourers and 5 cultivators on their own land. A further 53 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ismailpur's land. Of the village's 71 hectares, 64 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (64 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 13 cultivators and 31 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Ismailpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Taruwal, Kolian, Bathanwala and Udhipur.

What is the population of Ismailpur?

The population of Ismailpur was 381 at the 2011 census, living in 74 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Ismailpur have?

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