Akalpur (Phillaur)ਅਕਲਪੁਰ ਫਿਲੌਰ

Where is Akalpur (Phillaur)?

Akalpur (Phillaur) is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phillaur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phillaur community development block and is served by the Akalpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030106, and it covers 273 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,997 people in Akalpur (Phillaur): 1,033 men and 964 women, living in 407 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 273 hectares, the population density works out to about 732 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 197, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 822 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.2 per cent and women at 74.89 per cent. The census recorded 638 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 574 main workers, the largest group, 299, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 168 cultivators on their own land and 70 agricultural labourers. A further 64 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Akalpur (Phillaur)'s land. Of the village's 273 hectares, 241 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (14 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (227 hectares). About 32 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 172 cultivators and 71 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 anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre and a dispensary. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Akalpur (Phillaur) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phillaur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kang Araian, Bir Ganna Pind, Sheikhupur and Bakapur.

What is the population of Akalpur (Phillaur)?

The population of Akalpur (Phillaur) was 1,997 at the 2011 census, living in 407 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Akalpur (Phillaur) have?

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