Sodhpurਸੋਧਪੁਰ

Where is Sodhpur?

Sodhpur is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Batala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028742, and it covers 47 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 97 people in Sodhpur: 51 men and 46 women, living in 17 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 47 hectares, the population density works out to about 206 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 902 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 24 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.33 per cent and women at 74.42 per cent. The census recorded 26 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 25 main workers, the largest group, 17, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 agricultural labourers and 2 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sodhpur's land. Of the village's 47 hectares, 44 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (44 hectares). About 3 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 17 cultivators and 5 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 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Sodhpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kandial, Kala Nangal (Batala), Qila Tek Singh and Qila Darshan Singh.

What is the population of Sodhpur?

The population of Sodhpur was 97 at the 2011 census, living in 17 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Sodhpur have?

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