Bara Sidhpurਬਰਾ ਸਿਧਪੁਰ

Where is Bara Sidhpur?

Bara Sidhpur is a village in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 7 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 029908, and it covers 78 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 399 people in Bara Sidhpur: 205 men and 194 women, living in 90 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 78 hectares, the population density works out to about 512 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 946 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 33, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 39 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.61 per cent and women at 71.43 per cent. The census recorded 120 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 115 main workers, the largest group, 76, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 34 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bara Sidhpur's land. Of the village's 78 hectares, 66 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (66 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 77 cultivators and 3 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. 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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Bara Sidhpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Alewali, Gandhran, Bhullar and Khursheidpur.

What is the population of Bara Sidhpur?

The population of Bara Sidhpur was 399 at the 2011 census, living in 90 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bara Sidhpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bara Sidhpur has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.