Saidupurਸੈਡੁਪੁਰ

Where is Saidupur?

Saidupur is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030673, and it covers 57 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 214 people in Saidupur: 115 men and 99 women, living in 47 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 57 hectares, the population density works out to about 375 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 861 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 24 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.18 per cent and women at 82.76 per cent. The census recorded 70 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 67 main workers, the largest group, 54, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 13 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saidupur's land. Of the village's 57 hectares, 48 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (48 hectares). About 9 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 54 cultivators and 0 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Saidupur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Raj Dhan, Raipur, Khakh and Khokhar.

What is the population of Saidupur?

The population of Saidupur was 214 at the 2011 census, living in 47 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Saidupur have?

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