Udhipurਉਧੀਪੁਰ

Where is Udhipur?

Udhipur is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. 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 027850, and it covers 132 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,016 people in Udhipur: 540 men and 476 women, living in 198 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 132 hectares, the population density works out to about 770 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 119, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 423 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.94 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 375 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 224 main workers, the largest group, 130, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 66 cultivators on their own land and 22 household industry workers. A further 151 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Udhipur's land. Of the village's 132 hectares, 120 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (118 hectares). About 12 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 69 cultivators and 27 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and 2 government middle schools, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Udhipur 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 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 Kolian, Manj, Ismailpur and Awankha.

What is the population of Udhipur?

The population of Udhipur was 1,016 at the 2011 census, living in 198 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Udhipur have?

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