Umarpur Khurdਉਮਰਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Umarpur Khurd?

Umarpur Khurd is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and is served by the Umarpur Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028135, and it covers 154 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 316 people in Umarpur Khurd: 126 men and 190 women, living in 63 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 154 hectares, the population density works out to about 205 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1508 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 73 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.64 per cent and women at 50.3 per cent. The census recorded 93 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 60 main workers, the largest group, 45, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 9 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 33 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Umarpur Khurd's land. Of the village's 154 hectares, 142 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (142 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 17 cultivators and 7 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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

Getting there

Umarpur Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Arjo Chak, Paharipur, Daburi and Rawal Pindi.

What is the population of Umarpur Khurd?

The population of Umarpur Khurd was 316 at the 2011 census, living in 63 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Umarpur Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Umarpur Khurd has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.