Alipurਅਲੀਪੁਰ

Where is Alipur?

Alipur is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Alipur210 gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031072, and it covers 66 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 524 people in Alipur: 272 men and 252 women, living in 96 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 66 hectares, the population density works out to about 794 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 926 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 49, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 69 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.21 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.25 per cent and women at 86.19 per cent. The census recorded 122 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 118 main workers, the largest group, 70, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 41 agricultural labourers and 4 cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Alipur's land. Of the village's 66 hectares, 58 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 57 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (10 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (47 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 4 cultivators and 42 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 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

Alipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Umarpur, Taggar Khurd, Chhangla and Khanpur.

What is the population of Alipur?

The population of Alipur was 524 at the 2011 census, living in 96 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Alipur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Alipur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.