Saraspurਸਰਸਪੁਰ

Where is Saraspur?

Saraspur is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028350, and it covers 174 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 879 people in Saraspur: 436 men and 443 women, living in 180 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 174 hectares, the population density works out to about 505 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1016 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 93, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 115 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.09 per cent and women at 74.56 per cent. The census recorded 262 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 219 main workers, the largest group, 111, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 86 other workers in trade, transport and services and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 43 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saraspur's land. Of the village's 174 hectares, 156 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (26 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (130 hectares). About 15 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 111 cultivators and 53 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Saraspur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khundi, Bhumbli, Lodhipur and Alawalpur.

What is the population of Saraspur?

The population of Saraspur was 879 at the 2011 census, living in 180 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Saraspur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Saraspur has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.