Ibrahimpurਇਬਰਹਿਮਪੁਰ

Where is Ibrahimpur?

Ibrahimpur is a village of Dudhan Sadhan tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036749, and it covers 191 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 331 people in Ibrahimpur: 173 men and 158 women, living in 57 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 191 hectares, the population density works out to about 173 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 7 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 79.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.57 per cent and women at 79.74 per cent. The census recorded 93 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 84 main workers, the largest group, 70, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ibrahimpur's land. Of the village's 191 hectares, 175 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (105 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (70 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 73 cultivators and 8 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 ASHA health worker.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Ibrahimpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chaprahar and Sampurangarh.

What is the population of Ibrahimpur?

The population of Ibrahimpur was 331 at the 2011 census, living in 57 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Ibrahimpur have?

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