Sudਸੁਡ

Where is Sud?

Sud is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Begpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030743, and it covers 108 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 57 people in Sud: 30 men and 27 women, living in 11 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 108 hectares, the population density works out to about 53 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.73 per cent and women at 60 per cent. The census recorded 17 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 17 main workers, the largest group, 13, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sud's land. Of the village's 108 hectares, 42 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (42 hectares). About 66 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 13 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sud is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dasua, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Nandewal, Brarowal, Nai Chak and Chhurian.

What is the population of Sud?

The population of Sud was 57 at the 2011 census, living in 11 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Sud have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sud has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.