Akbarpur Khurdਅਕਬਰਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Akbarpur Khurd?

Akbarpur Khurd is a village of Nakodar tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029978, and it covers 114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 266 people in Akbarpur Khurd: 135 men and 131 women, living in 52 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 114 hectares, the population density works out to about 233 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 970 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 127 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.67 per cent and women at 62.07 per cent. The census recorded 75 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 65 main workers, the largest group, 26, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 26 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Akbarpur Khurd's land. Of the village's 114 hectares, 107 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (107 hectares). About 6 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 26 cultivators and 20 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 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

Akbarpur Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pasarian, Akbarpur Kalan, Bulanda and Dhuggar.

What is the population of Akbarpur Khurd?

The population of Akbarpur Khurd was 266 at the 2011 census, living in 52 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Akbarpur Khurd have?

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