Sunderpurਸੁਂਡੇਰਪੁਰ

Where is Sunderpur?

Sunderpur is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hazipur community development block and is served by the Sundererpur-227 gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031045, and it covers 153 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 387 people in Sunderpur: 190 men and 197 women, living in 85 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 153 hectares, the population density works out to about 253 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1037 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.27 per cent and women at 86.17 per cent. The census recorded 102 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 90 main workers, the largest group, 50, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 35 cultivators on their own land and 4 household industry workers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sunderpur's land. Of the village's 153 hectares, 131 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 128 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (4 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (124 hectares). About 22 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 35 cultivators and 1 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. 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included 2 community health centres, 2 primary health centres, 2 primary health sub-centres, 2 allopathic hospitals, 2 dispensaries and 2 veterinary hospitals. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sunderpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhirowal, Barnala, Ittian and Singhpur.

What is the population of Sunderpur?

The population of Sunderpur was 387 at the 2011 census, living in 85 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Sunderpur have?

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