Sadullapur Kalotaਸਡੁੱਲਾਪੁਰ ਕਲੋਟਾ

Where is Sadullapur Kalota?

Sadullapur Kalota is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Sadullapur--Kalota gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031159, and it covers 182 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,006 people in Sadullapur Kalota: 471 men and 535 women, living in 205 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 182 hectares, the population density works out to about 553 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1136 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 118, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 87 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.54 per cent and women at 79.49 per cent. The census recorded 221 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 135 main workers, the largest group, 90, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 39 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 86 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sadullapur Kalota's land. Of the village's 182 hectares, 154 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 150 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (150 hectares). About 28 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 40 cultivators and 17 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 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Sadullapur Kalota is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 10 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 Hoshiarpur Kalota, Salehrian Kalan, Chhanian Rai Ide Khan and Mehtabpur.

What is the population of Sadullapur Kalota?

The population of Sadullapur Kalota was 1,006 at the 2011 census, living in 205 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Sadullapur Kalota have?

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