Saidpurਸੈਡਪੁਰ

Where is Saidpur?

Saidpur is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031817, and it covers 154 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 576 people in Saidpur: 306 men and 270 women, living in 125 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 154 hectares, the population density works out to about 374 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 60, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.14 per cent and women at 81.12 per cent. The census recorded 259 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 198 main workers, the largest group, 96, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 78 cultivators on their own land and 21 agricultural labourers. A further 61 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saidpur's land. Of the village's 154 hectares, 140 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 137 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (137 hectares). About 11 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 83 cultivators and 28 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Saidpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Punj, Marula, Makhangarh and Taulian.

What is the population of Saidpur?

The population of Saidpur was 576 at the 2011 census, living in 125 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Saidpur have?

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