Khuda Dadpurਖੁਡਾ ਦਡਪੁਰ

Where is Khuda Dadpur?

Khuda Dadpur 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 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 027905, and it covers 48 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 409 people in Khuda Dadpur: 217 men and 192 women, living in 75 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 48 hectares, the population density works out to about 852 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 885 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 131 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.15 per cent and women at 75.29 per cent. The census recorded 101 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 80 main workers, the largest group, 42, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 33 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 household industry workers. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khuda Dadpur's land. Of the village's 48 hectares, 43 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 30 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (30 hectares). About 5 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 46 cultivators and 11 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. 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

Khuda Dadpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. 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 Niamta, Theh Mundian and Machhrala.

What is the population of Khuda Dadpur?

The population of Khuda Dadpur was 409 at the 2011 census, living in 75 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Khuda Dadpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khuda Dadpur has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.