Aidalpurਐਡਲਪੁਰ

Where is Aidalpur?

Aidalpur is a village in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Shahkot, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Shahkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029737, and it covers 99 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 457 people in Aidalpur: 222 men and 235 women, living in 100 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 99 hectares, the population density works out to about 461 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1059 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 49, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 247 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.25 per cent and women at 66.34 per cent. The census recorded 175 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 175 main workers, the largest group, 73, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 53 cultivators on their own land and 49 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aidalpur's land. Of the village's 99 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (91 hectares). About 8 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 53 cultivators and 49 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Aidalpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Shahkot, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bajwa Khurd, Bajwa Kalan, Sahlapur and Sarangwal.

What is the population of Aidalpur?

The population of Aidalpur was 457 at the 2011 census, living in 100 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Aidalpur have?

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