Asalpurਅਸਲਪੁਰ

Where is Asalpur?

Asalpur is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031616, and it covers 136 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 470 people in Asalpur: 240 men and 230 women, living in 100 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 136 hectares, the population density works out to about 346 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 958 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 54, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 191 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.44 per cent and women at 75.62 per cent. The census recorded 156 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 153 main workers, the largest group, 84, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 35 cultivators on their own land and 32 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Asalpur's land. Of the village's 136 hectares, 112 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 100 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 35 cultivators and 33 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Asalpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pandori Khajoor, Sothiana, Bhola and Bains Khurd.

What is the population of Asalpur?

The population of Asalpur was 470 at the 2011 census, living in 100 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Asalpur have?

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